text:  That is Joe Ulrey reporting. MNC watching the economy. The jobless rate in both Elkhart and St. Joseph counties rose in May. Elkhart County's numbers jumped from 3.8% to 4.1%. St. Joseph County's unemployment rate up four-tenths of a percentage to 4.4%. Both counties are above the national rate, and industries experiencing job increases last month included trade, transportation and utilities, professional and business services, and construction.