Indiana Job Growth

There were 3,167,000 jobs in Indiana in May 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 3,283,828 employed persons for the month. Indiana lost 5,800 jobs in May 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure fell by 8,365 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Indiana job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	May 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	3,167,000	-5,800	+24,400
CPS	3,283,828	-8,365	+19,596

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 March 2019 for Indiana at 3,176,800. Since then 9,800 jobs have been lost in Indiana according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in Indiana reached a maximum of 3,292,193 in April 2019. 8,365 jobs have been lost in Indiana since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Indiana Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
May 2019	3,167,000	-5,800	3,283,828	-8,365
April 2019	3,172,800	-4,000	3,292,193	1,336
March 2019	3,176,800	3,000	3,290,857	3,924
February 2019	3,173,800	1,900	3,286,933	5,861
January 2019	3,171,900	10,800	3,281,072	6,184
December 2018	3,161,100	9,400	3,274,888	-49
November 2018	3,151,700	5,600	3,274,937	476
October 2018	3,146,100	-1,000	3,274,461	2,261
September 2018	3,147,100	3,600	3,272,200	2,573
August 2018	3,143,500	-5,300	3,269,627	1,883
July 2018	3,148,800	2,300	3,267,744	1,834
June 2018	3,146,500	3,900	3,265,910	1,678