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Pick a county, any county! This feature allows you to choose any one of Indiana's 92 counties to find relevant, meaningful data and charts on Indiana's economy and workforce.

  • Population: Over time, by age, by race and Hispanic origin and components of population
  • Education: Attainment by type and high school graduates continuing education
  • Commuting: Patterns and travel to work in 2000
  • Labor Force: Annual labor force, employed and unemployed
  • Industry: Employment and establishments by sector and change over time
  • Income: Average earnings by industry, compensation per job, per capita income over time
  • Firm Size: County business patterns, firms by size, average employment by unit size
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News & Releases

October 2009 Indiana Employment Report

Consumer Price Index at 216.2 in October 2009
October 2009 data is now available (more)

GDP Dynamics Shed Light on Economic Downturn in Indiana
Nov-Dec 2009 - "Quarterly releases of gross domestic product (GDP) and personal income have offered broader indicators of economic performance and well-being for the United States. However, recent releases of regional GDP data by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis offer our first look at the economic performance of states and metropolitan areas through 2008." (more)

Indiana's Elderly: How Are They Doing?
Nov-Dec 2009 - "How well is Indiana’s elderly population doing? These were among the questions posed to this researcher by the Center for Aging and Community at the University of Indianapolis. Although there are multiple ways to approach the question, for this article we will focus on two dimensions: disability and poverty." (more)

The State of Hoosier Unions: A Demographic View of Marriage
Nov-Dec 2009 - "Marriage is an important social milestone in many people’s lives and also affects the economy in a variety of ways. There is the merging of two households into one, the combining of incomes, and often changes to the way money is spent and saved. The 2008 American Community Survey recently released by the U.S. Census Bureau gives us a glimpse into the marital state of Hoosiers." (more)

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Employment Data

Insured Unemployment Rate

Insured Unemployment For Week Ended November 14th, 2009

Current Week
IUR
13 Week Ave
IUR*

3.11%


3.39%


When the 13 week ave IUR drops below 5% after January 4th, 2010, Extended Benefits will trigger off in Indiana.

*The 13 week ave IUR is the number of people applying for unemployment benefits for the previous 13 weeks divided by the number of people employed by employers covered by the Indiana Employment Security Act.