· Indiana’s unemployment rate decrease of -0.3% to 5.1% led the nation in May.
· Indiana’s unemployment rate decrease of -3.3% since January 2013, and -5.7% since July 2009 both rank 3rd in the nation.
· The Hoosier labor force has grown by 64,043 individuals since January 2013, which ranks 2nd in the Midwest.
· Indiana’s labor force participation rate has outperformed the national average for 20 months in a row.
· Indiana added the 12th most Private Sector jobs in the US in May (+9,700).
· Indiana’s Private Sector has grown 29,400 jobs in 2015, which ranks 11th in the US.
· Since July 2009, Indiana has added 289,100 Private Sector jobs, which ranks 12th in the nation, at a rate of 12.4%, which ranks 13th in the nation.
· Indiana is now just 300 Private Sector jobs below the all-time peak of employment, which occurred in March of 2000.
· The Hoosier State has added the 2nd most Manufacturing jobs (+91,700) in the U.S. since July 2009, at a rate that ranks 2nd in the nation (+21.1%).
· The Hoosier State has grown the 3rd most Manufacturing jobs in the U.S. over the past year (+14,200), and is 7th in the nation in rate of growth (+2.8%).
· Indiana continues to have the highest concentration of private sector Manufacturing jobs in the U.S.
· Over the past year Indiana ranks 5th in the nation in Trade, Transportation, & Utilities growth (+25,000), at a rate of 4.4%, which ranks 2nd in the nation.
Midwest Labor Force Growth
State Jan-13 May-15 Difference % Change
Illinois 6,586,443 6,497,873 -88,570 -1.34%
Indiana 3,182,301 3,246,344 64,043 2.01%
Iowa 1,653,871 1,710,507 56,636 3.42%
Michigan 4,701,649 4,750,470 48,821 1.04%
Minnesota 2,963,629 3,036,950 73,321 2.47%
North Dakota 403,511 418,525 15,014 3.72%
Nebraska 1,021,506 1,012,258 -9,248 -0.91%
Ohio 5,721,041 5,752,681 31,640 0.55%
South Dakota 443,697 454,650 10,953 2.47%
Wisconsin 3,081,620 3,090,794 9,174 0.30%
Kentucky 2,050,203 1,995,361 -54,842 -2.67%
Private Sector Growth
o Indiana ranked 12th in nation in jobs added in May
State Jobs Added Rank
California 55,700 1
New York 47,400 2
Texas 25,700 3
Michigan 24,300 4
Pennsylvania 16,900 5
Florida 16,200 6
Ohio 13,300 7
New Jersey 12,200 8
Georgia 11,700 9
Maryland 10,800 10
Tennessee 10,300 11
Indiana 9,700 12
o Indiana ranks 11th in nation in jobs added in 2015
State Jobs Added Rank
California 189,500 1
Florida 93,200 2
New York 66,800 3
Michigan 59,200 4
Washington 43,200 5
Ohio 41,400 6
North Carolina 39,900 7
Pennsylvania 33,400 8
Georgia 32,800 9
Texas 32,800 10
Indiana 29,400 11
o Indiana ranks 12th in nation in jobs added since July 2009 (the low-point of employment)
State Jobs Added Rank
California 1,835,400 1
Texas 1,507,900 2
Florida 902,200 3
New York 798,900 4
Michigan 495,000 5
Ohio 407,500 6
Georgia 400,900 7
North Carolina 370,300 8
Illinois 335,000 9
Pennsylvania 328,000 10
Washington 309,200 11
Indiana 289,100 12
o Indiana ranks 13th in nation in rate of growth since July 2009 (the low-point of employment)
State Rate of growth Rank
North Dakota 32.4% 1
Utah 17.9% 2
Texas 17.9% 3
California 15.6% 4
Michigan 15.5% 5
Florida 14.8% 6
Idaho 14.3% 7
Colorado 14.0% 8
Washington 13.4% 9
Georgia 12.6% 10
Oregon 12.6% 11
Nevada 12.6% 12
Indiana 12.4% 13
Manufacturing Growth
o Indiana ranks 2nd in the nation in jobs added since July 2009 (the low point of employment in Indiana)
State Jobs Added Rank
Michigan 150,300 1
Indiana 91,700 2
Ohio 78,900 3
Wisconsin 47,600 4
Texas 47,400 5
Washington 30,500 6
Kentucky 27,900 7
Tennessee 26,200 8
South Carolina 24,400 9
Oregon 22,800 10
o Indiana ranks 2nd in the nation in rate of growth since July 2009 (the low point of employment in Indiana)
State Rate of Growth Rank
Michigan 33.6% 1
Indiana 21.4% 2
South Dakota 21.1% 3
Oregon 13.8% 4
North Dakota 13.8% 5
Idaho 13.5% 6
Kentucky 13.3% 7
Ohio 12.9% 8
Utah 12.3% 9
South Carolina 11.7% 10
o Indiana ranks 3rd in jobs added over the past year.
State Jobs Added Rank
Michigan 25,800 1
Ohio 17,100 2
Indiana 14,200 3
North Carolina 12,000 4
Oregon 8,800 5
Wisconsin 8,300 6
Tennessee 6,600 7
Georgia 6,200 8
Missouri 5,000 9
Utah 4,700 10
o Indiana ranks 7th in the nation in rate of growth over the past year.
State Rate of Growth Rank
South Dakota 5.2% 1
Oregon 5.9% 2
Michigan 4.5% 3
Utah 3.9% 4
Rhode Island 2.9% 5
Colorado 2.9% 6
Indiana 2.8% 7
North Carolina 2.7% 8
Ohio 2.5% 9
Louisiana 2.3% 10
Trade, Transportation & Utilities Growth
o Indiana ranks 5th in the nation in jobs added over the past year.
State Jobs Added Rank
California 83,000 1
Texas 71,700 2
Florida 52,000 3
Georgia 30,800 4
Indiana 25,000 5
Washington 22,000 6
Pennsylvania 18,100 7
Ohio 17,200 8
New York 16,800 9
North Carolina 15,700 10
o Indiana ranks 2nd in the nation in rate of growth over the past year.
State Rate of Growth Rank
Montana 4.5% 1
Indiana 4.4% 2
Washington 3.9% 3
Nevada 3.8% 4
Utah 3.7% 5
Georgia 3.6% 6
New Hampshire 3.3% 7
Florida 3.2% 8
Idaho 3.2% 9
Texas 3.1% 10
