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Hoosiers by the Numbers

Your premier source for labor market information for Indiana.

Data Downloads

Access labor market and economic data flat files. These datasets are continuously updated and provided in a standard CSV pipe-delimited format for integration into external spreadsheets, databases, statistical models, etc.

Need help opening the files in Excel?

These files use a pipe character (|) as the delimiter.

  1. Create a new Excel workbook.
  2. Go to Data > Get Data > From File > From Text/CSV.
  3. Select the file and click Import.
  4. Choose Delimiter: Custom and enter |.
  5. Click Load.

Current Employment Statistics (CES)

View the CES Data Dictionary

GeographyNotesYears AvailableFrequency
Indiana MetrosNSA2019 forwardMonthly & Annual Average
All US MetrosNSA2019 forwardMonthly & Annual Average
US & 50 StatesNSA2019 forwardMonthly & Annual Average
US & IndianaNSA2019 forwardMonthly & Annual Average
US & 50 StatesSA2019 forwardMonthly & Annual Average
US & IndianaSA2019 forwardMonthly & Annual Average

Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS)

View the LAUS Data Dictionary

GeographyNotesYears AvailableFrequency
Indiana RegionsNSA2019 forwardMonthly & Annual Average
Indiana & Indiana CountiesNSA2019 forwardMonthly & Annual Average
US & IndianaNSA2019 forwardMonthly & Annual Average
All US CountiesNSA2019 forwardMonthly & Annual Average
US & 50 StatesNSA2019 forwardMonthly & Annual Average
US & IndianaSA2019 forwardMonthly & Annual Average
US & 50 StatesSA2019 forwardMonthly & Annual Average

Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)

View the OEWS Data Dictionary

GeographyNotesYears AvailableFrequency
All US MetrosAll Occupations2019 forwardAnnual
All US Nonmetro AreasAll Occupations2019 forwardAnnual
US & 50 StatesAll Occupations2019 forwardAnnual

Quarterly Census of Employment & Wages (QCEW)

View the QCEW Data Dictionary

GeographyNotesYears AvailableFrequency
Indiana Regions2-digit2018 forwardQuarterly & Annual Average
Indiana & Indiana Counties2-digit2018 forwardQuarterly & Annual Average
US & 50 States2-digit2018 forwardQuarterly & Annual Average

Note: NSA = not seasonally adjusted; SA = seasonally adjusted

Source: Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD) in partnership with Indiana Business Research Center at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business.