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, 2009, THE LIST WILL REMAIN IN  EFFECT UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30, 2010.  EMPLOYERS LOCATED IN LABOR SURPLUS AREAS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR PREFERENCE IN BIDDING ON FEDERAL PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS.                                                                                                    THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (DOL) ISSUES THE LABOR SURPLUS AREA LIST ON A FISCAL YEAR BASIS. THE LIST BECOMES EFFECTIVE EACH OCTOBER 1 AND REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THE FOLLOWING SEPTEMBER 30. THE REFERENCE PERIOD USED IN PREPARING THE CURRENT LIST WAS JANUARY 2007 THROUGH DECEMBER 2008. THE NATIONAL AVERAGE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DURING THIS PERIOD WAS 5.3 PERCENT. APPLYING THE “FLOOR” CONCEPT (SEE REGULATIONS), THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR AN AREA TO QUALIFY AS HAVING A SURPLUS OF LABOR FOR FY 2009 IS 6.3 PERCENT. THEREFORE, AREAS INCLUDED ON THE FY 2010 LABOR SURPLUS AREA LIST HAD AN AVERAGE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE OF 6.3 PERCENT OR ABOVE DURING THE REFERENCE PERIOD.  LABOR SURPLUS AREAS ELIGIBLE FOR FEDERAL PROCUREMENT PREFERENCE FROM OCTOBER 1, 2009 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 COUNTY           COUNTY           COUNTY           COUNTY   -------------    -------------    -------------    ------------- BLACKFORD       FAYETTE        LAWRENCE           STARKE           CLAY                GRANT          MADISON            STEUBEN   .     CRAWFORD         HENRY             MIAMI             VERMILLION     DEKALB            HOWARD           NOBLE                              .   ELKHART          LAGRANGE       RANDOLPH                       . CITIES WITH BALANCE OF COUNTY WHERE APPLICABLE ------------- ANDERSON IS ELIGIBLE EAST CHICAGO IS ELIGIBLE ELKHART CITY IS ELIGIBLE GARY IS ELIGIBLE GOSHEN IS ELIGIBLE HAMMOND IS ELIGIBLE KOKOMO IS ELIGIBLE MARION IS ELIGIBLE MICHIGAN CITY & BALANCE OF LAPORTE COUNTY IS ELIGIBLE MUNCIE & BALANCE OF DELAWARE COUNTY IS ELIGIBLE RICHMOND & BALANCE OF WAYNE COUNTY IS ELIGIBLE SOUTH BEND IS ELIGIBLE TERRE HAUTE IS ELIGIBLE BALANCE OF MARION COUNTY IS ELIGIBLE * SEVERAL AREAS NOT ON THIS LSA LISTHAVE CURRENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATES THAT ARE SUBSTANTIALLY HIGHER THAN THEFY 2010 LABOR SURPLUS QUALIFYING RATE OF 6.3 PERCENT. MOST OF THESE AREASEXPERIENCED UNEMPLOYMENT RATES THAT WERE CONSIDERABLY LOWER THAN THE LABORSURPLUS QUALIFYING RATE OF 6.3 PERCENT FOR 2007 AND THE FIRST HALF OF 2008.THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATES FOR MOST OF THESE AREAS DID NOT BECOME SIGNIFICANTLYHIGHER THAN 6.3 PERCENT UNTIL AFTER THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2008 CAUSING THEUNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR THE REFERENCE PERIOD TO BE LOWER THAN 6.3 PERCENT. AREAS 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 * the U.S. Dept of Labor lists this without explanation.  Marion County is the equivalent of the City of Indianapolis.  "Balance of the     county" does not seem to make sense without further explanation.

INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT 10 NORTH SENATE STREET INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA  46204