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STATE OF THE ECONOMY

This five-part series is a joint project by The News-Sentinel and WANE, Channel 15. In this series, we looked at topics facing the area and its impact on residents. For more stories in this series, see www.wane.com.


In this series...

March 9: Unemployment
March 16: Housing/foreclosures
March 23: Banking/credit cards
March 30: Retirement
April 6: Education/military


Unemployment

315 applications later, still jobless
See a breakdown of Indiana's January unemployment rates by county

Housing

The housing market: Beating the 'bubble blues'

Banking/credit cards

Community banks, credit unions avoided risks and came out ahead

Retirement

Getting older but working longer
He'll work a year longer
Barber's chair a place to talk about retirement
Working while she can
Little debt eases retiree's mind
Retiree missed being with people

Education

More schooling no guarantee of a job
Read more about the Hoosier Hot 50 Jobs
See a chart of the top jobs in Indiana by county
NOTE: Go to Region 3 (Page 3) for northeast Indiana counties

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