STATE OF INDIANA
LABOR SURPLUS AREAS
THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR HAS ANNOUNCED THE NEW LISTING OF ELIGIBLE
LABOR SURPLUS AREAS, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2007, THE LIST WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30, 2008. EMPLOYERS LOCATED IN LABOR SURPLUS AREAS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR PREFERENCE IN BIDDING ON FEDERAL PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS.THE CURRENT ANNUAL LABOR SURPLUS AREA ELIGIBILITY LIST IS BASED UPON EACH AREAS AVERAGE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR THE PREVIOUS TWO CALENDAR YEARS. THE REFERENCE PERIOD USED FOR THE CURRENT LIST WAS JANUARY 2005 THROUGH DECEMBER 2006. TO BE INCLUDED ON THIS LIST, AN AREA MUST HAVE HAD AN AVERAGE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE OF AT LEAST 6.0 PER CENT DURING THE TWO-YEAR REFERENCE PERIOD. THIS NEW QUALIFYING RATE WILL BE USED IN DETERMINING THE CLASSIFICATION OF ALL CIVIL JURISDICTIONS WITH A POPULATION OF 25,000 OR MORE IN ACCORDANCE WITH PL 99-272 WHICH WAS EFFECTIVE JULY 7, 1986.
LABOR SURPLUS AREAS
ELIGIBLE FOR FEDERAL PROCUREMENT PREFERENCE
FROM OCTOBER 1, 2007 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2008COUNTY COUNTY COUNTY COUNTY
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BLACKFORD GRANT MADISON STEUBEN
CLAY GREENE MIAMI SULLIVAN
CRAWFORD HENRY NOBLE VERMILLION
DEKALB HOWARD ORANGE VIGO......
DELAWARE........JENNINGS........RANDOLPH.........WABASH...
FAYETTE..... ......LAKE..................SCOTT...........WASHINGTON
FRANKLIN....... .LAWRENCE........STARKE.............WAYNE......CITIES
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ANDERSON IS ELIGIBLE
EAST CHICAGO IS ELIGIBLE
ELKHART CITY IS ELIGIBLE....BALANCE OF ELKHART CO IS NOT ELIGIBLE
GARY IS ELIGIBLE
HAMMOND IS ELIGIBLE
KOKOMO IS ELIGIBLE
MARION IS ELIGIBLE
MICHIGAN CITY IS ELIGIBLE..BALANCE OF LAPORTE CO IS NOT ELIGIBLE
MUNCIE IS ELIGIBLE
RICHMOND IS ELIGIBLE
SOUTH BEND IS ELIGIBLE...BALANCE OF ST JOSEPH CO IS NOT ELIGIBLE
TERRE HAUTE IS ELIGIBLEAREAS CAN ALSO BE CLASSIFIED AS LABOR SURPLUS AREAS ON THE BASIS OF EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES. UNDER THIS PROCEDURE, STATE EMPLOYMENT SECURITY AGENCIES MAY PETITION FOR CLASSIFICATION OF AREAS WHEN THE AREA UNEMPLOYMENT INCREASES SIGNIFICANTLY DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES, SUCH AS MAJOR PLANT CLOSINGS, NOT REFLECTED IN THE UNEMPLOYMENT DATA FOR THE TWO-YEAR REFERENCE PERIODS. LOCAL OFFICE MANAGERS SHOULD FORWARD ALL REQUESTS FOR CLASSIFICATIONS UNDER THIS PROVISION IN INDIANA TO RESEARCH AND MARKET DEVELOPMENT DIVISION, INDIANA DEPT. OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON LABOR SURPLUS AREAS CLICK HERE: LSAs FROM DOL
INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
10 NORTH SENATE STREET
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA 46204