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Elkhart County Lauded For Manufacturing Job Growth

Wednesday, August 5, 2015 12:43 PM EDT Updated: Wednesday, August 12, 2015 10:04 AM EDT
Elkhart County Lauded For Manufacturing Job Growth

A national economic and work force data firm says Elkhart County is near the top of its list of the best of the nation's manufacturing economies. Headlight LLC ranks the northern Indiana county 4th overall for job creation in 2014.

Cook County, Illinois, which includes Chicago, is 3rd "worst" based on information compiled by Headlight Data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2013 and 2014.

The study examined more than 2,700 counties.

Between 2013 and 2014, it says Elkhart County added nearly 1,400 jobs in manufacturing, while Cook County shed almost 2,000.

Four Michigan counties were on the list of 10 "best." The counties are in the Detroit and Grand Rapids metro areas.

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