Regional workforce of about one million
- #1 state employment from foreign investment (IBM Global Business Service, 2009)
- #1 state productivity per manufacturing employee in the Midwest (Census of Manufactures, 2007)
- #1 metro technology job growth in Midwest from 2000-2008 (Am. Electronic Assoc., 2009)
- # 1 business climate in the Midwest (Chief Executive Magazine, 2009) #2 per capita employment in pharmaceuticals (Battelle Memorial Institute, 2010)
- #4 growth in college degrees in U.S. from 2000-2008 (Brookings Institution, May 2010) 26 college campuses within 90 miles
Commuting Patterns
Average Commute Time 24.5 minutes Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census; STATS Indiana.
| Regional Degrees Granted 2009 (by program area) |
| Degree Area |
Associates |
Bachelor |
Graduate |
| Science & Health |
936 |
5,279 |
2,848 |
| Business Mgmt. & Administrative |
1,627 |
5,933 |
2,934 |
| Computer & Mathematics |
306 |
1,086 |
341 |
| Engineering & Technical |
563 |
1,961 |
855 |
Source: Indiana Commission for Higher Education
| Regional Labor Force |
| Year |
Labor Force |
Unemployment |
| 2000 Annual Average |
948,694 |
2.5% |
| 2005 Annual Average |
1,006,290 |
4.9% |
| 2009 Annual Average |
1,026,173 |
8.4% |
| 2010 Annual Average |
986,671 |
8.9% |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; STATS Indiana.
| Annual Labor Force Estimates in 2009 |
|
Number |
Pct. Chg. from 2000 |
| Labor Force |
27,937 |
14.4% |
| Employed |
25,817 |
7.9% |
| Unemployed |
2,120 |
331.8% |
| Rate |
7.6 |
280.0% |
|
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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
| Labor Force Estimates |
| Yr. | Labor
Force | Emp. | Unemp. | Area
Rate | State
Rate |
| 1999 |
25,098 |
24,695 |
403 |
1.6 |
2.9 |
| 2000 |
24,411 |
23,920 |
491 |
2.0 |
2.9 |
| 2001 |
24,818 |
24,132 |
686 |
2.8 |
4.2 |
| 2002 |
25,441 |
24,478 |
963 |
3.8 |
5.2 |
| 2003 |
26,011 |
24,960 |
1,051 |
4.0 |
5.3 |
| 2004 |
26,507 |
25,474 |
1,033 |
3.9 |
5.3 |
| 2005 |
27,140 |
26,041 |
1,099 |
4.0 |
5.4 |
| 2006 |
28,050 |
27,019 |
1,031 |
3.7 |
5.0 |
| 2007 |
28,077 |
27,110 |
967 |
3.4 |
4.6 |
| 2008 |
28,537 |
27,314 |
1,223 |
4.3 |
5.8 |
| 2009 |
27,937 |
25,817 |
2,120 |
7.6 |
10.1 |
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
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