Indiana Job Growth

There were 2,884,900 jobs in Indiana in April 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 2,951,441 employed persons for the month. Indiana added 17,100 jobs in April 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 3,334 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Indiana job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	April 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	2,884,900	+17,100	+54,200
CPS	2,951,441	+3,334	+54,149

Indiana Employment Changes

The charts below shows the monthly job growth for Indiana as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment in Indiana

CES employment peaked in May 2000 for Indiana at 3,018,700. Since then 133,800 jobs have been lost in Indiana according to the employer survey. From a trough of 2,752,000 in July 2009, Indiana has gained 132,900 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in Indiana reached a maximum of 3,098,795 in January 2007. 147,354 jobs have been lost in Indiana since then according to the household survey. From a November 2009 low of 2,830,139, Indiana has added 121,302 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Indiana Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2012	2,884,900	17,100	2,951,441	3,334
March 2012	2,867,800	3,800	2,948,107	4,848
February 2012	2,864,000	2,300	2,943,259	11,686
January 2012	2,861,700	12,100	2,931,573	3,633
December 2011	2,849,600	12,000	2,927,940	7,614
November 2011	2,837,600	4,200	2,920,326	8,112
October 2011	2,833,400	-1,100	2,912,214	8,734
September 2011	2,834,500	6,900	2,903,480	7,720
August 2011	2,827,600	500	2,895,760	4,311
July 2011	2,827,100	3,400	2,891,449	-218
June 2011	2,823,700	-3,600	2,891,667	-3,012
May 2011	2,827,300	-3,400	2,894,679	-2,613
April 2011	2,830,700	-100	2,897,292	781