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Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, Indiana Job Growth

There were 1,112,000 jobs in Indianapolis, Indiana in April 2022 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,075,356 employed persons for the month. Indianapolis lost 8,100 jobs in April 2022 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 3,143 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Indianapolis job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey April 2022 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 1,112,000 -8,100 +38,000
CPS 1,075,356 +3,143 +37,226

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Indianapolis, Indiana Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Indianapolis 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 for Indianapolis, Indiana

CES employment for Indianapolis peaked in March 2022 at 1,120,100. Since then 8,100 jobs have been lost in Indianapolis according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in April 2022 for Indianapolis is at a new high of 1,075,356.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through April 2022

Indianapolis, Indiana Employment History

Date CES
Employment		 CES
Month/Month		 CPS
Employment		 CPS
Month/Month
April 2022 1,112,000 -8,100 1,075,356 3,143
March 2022 1,120,100 5,900 1,072,213 6,433
February 2022 1,114,200 4,000 1,065,780 6,484
January 2022 1,110,200 1,800 1,059,296 5,727
December 2021 1,108,400 5,900 1,053,569 -217
November 2021 1,102,500 5,200 1,053,786 1,092
October 2021 1,097,300 7,500 1,052,694 3,831
September 2021 1,089,800 -5,900 1,048,863 4,464
August 2021 1,095,700 2,500 1,044,399 3,636
July 2021 1,093,200 17,500 1,040,763 2,107
June 2021 1,075,700 500 1,038,656 439
May 2021 1,075,200 1,200 1,038,217 87

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