June unemployment numbers are on the rise from the previous month in Fulton and surrounding counties.

Fulton County experienced a modest increase in unemployment from May's 4.1 percent to 4.2

Miami County experienced the largest hike, up six-tenths of a point.  Miami County's June unemployment percentage of 6.1 is the fourth highest in Indiana behind only Howard (9.4), Lake (7.9), and LaPorte (6.2).

Starke County had 5.2 percent unemployed in June, up two-tenths of a point from May.  Starke has the 12th highest rate in the state.

Pulaski rose a tenth-of-a-point to 4.0 percent in June.  Marshall and Kosciusko counties each rose two-tenths to 3.4 percent.

Wabash (3.9) and Cass (4.5) each rose half a percentage point from May to June.