Kosciusko County's unemployment rate rose from 2.8 to 3.2 from January to February, according to Indiana Department of Workforce Development.
Indiana's jobless rate stood at 3.4 percent in February. The national level was 5.7 percent.
Unemployment rates for surrounding counties in-cluded 3.7 for Wabash; 2.2 for Whitley; 2.9 for Noble; 3.1 for Marshall; 2.6 for LaGrange; 4.2 for Fulton; and 3.0 for Elkhart.