Indiana Job Growth

There were 2,808,900 jobs in Indiana in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 2,891,255 employed persons for the month. Indiana added 15,100 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 17,709 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Indiana job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	2,808,900	+15,100	+17,700
CPS	2,891,255	+17,709	+61,292

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 3,018,800. Since then 209,900 jobs have been lost in Indiana according to the employer survey. From a trough of 2,753,000 in July 2009, Indiana has gained 55,900 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in Indiana reached a maximum of 3,099,673 in January 2007. 208,418 jobs have been lost in Indiana since then according to the household survey. From a November 2009 low of 2,803,173, Indiana has added 88,082 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Indiana Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	2,808,900	15,100	2,891,255	17,709
November 2011	2,793,800	600	2,873,546	12,008
October 2011	2,793,200	-300	2,861,538	9,807
September 2011	2,793,500	7,000	2,851,731	8,610
August 2011	2,786,500	2,500	2,843,121	-2,202
July 2011	2,784,000	-5,900	2,845,323	-11,335
June 2011	2,789,900	-8,100	2,856,658	-7,387
May 2011	2,798,000	-6,700	2,864,045	2,111
April 2011	2,804,700	-1,900	2,861,934	8,414
March 2011	2,806,600	10,000	2,853,520	12,148
February 2011	2,796,600	-6,800	2,841,372	6,545
January 2011	2,803,400	12,200	2,834,827	4,864
December 2010	2,791,200	-9,000	2,829,963	1,626