April 21, 2026
Indiana News

Beyond the numbers of the latest Indiana unemployment report…

by Kayla Blakeslee0
Beyond the September 2014 Numbers…
Additional Data after Release of Indiana’s Monthly Employment Report
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·         Over the past year, Indiana’s unemployment rate declined 1.6%, which is the 6thlargest decrease in the nation. Indiana’s decline of 5.1% since July of 2009, the low point of employment in the state, ranks 3rd in the U.S.
 
·         Indiana’s labor force has grown by more than 50,000 over the past year (+50,366), at a rate that is over 5 times the national rate of growth (1.6% vs 0.3%).
 
·         Indiana led the nation in Manufacturing job growth in August (+5,900), still leads the nation in Manufacturing job growth over the past year (+25,600), and is 2nd in the nation in rate of growth over the past year (+5.2%).
 
·         The Hoosier State has also added the 2nd most Manufacturing jobs (+90,300) in the U.S. since July 2009, at a rate that ranks 3rd in the nation (+21.1%).
 
·         Indiana continues to have the highest concentration of private sector Manufacturing jobs in the U.S.
 
·         Since July 2009, Indiana has added 241,800 Private sector jobs, which ranks 10th in the nation, at a rate of 10.4%, which ranks 9th in the nation.
 
 
Manufacturing Growth
 
o   Indiana led the nation in job growth in September.
State
Jobs Added
Rank

Indiana

5,900

1

Ohio

3,600

2

Pennsylvania</div>

2,700

3
North Carolina
2.000
4

Tennessee

1,900

5
Michigan
1,500
6
Alaska
1,500
7
South Carolina
1,400
8
Florida
1,300
9
Mississippi
1,100
10
 
o   Indiana continues to lead the nation in jobs added over the past year.
State
Jobs Added
Rank

Indiana

25,600

1

Ohio

15,700

2

Texas

15,200

3
Michigan
11,600
4

Minnesota

11,100

5
Wisconsin
10,000
6
Georgia
8,700
7
South Carolina
7,600
8
Florida
6,900
9
Tennessee
6,700
10
 
 
o   Indiana ranks 2nd in the nation in the nation in rate of growth over the past year.
State
Rate of Growth
Rank

Alaska

8.2%

1

Indiana

5.2%

2
Montana
4.9%
3

Colorado

4.5%

4

Wyoming

4.2%

5

Mississippi

3.7%

6
Minnesota
3.6%
7
South Carolina
3.4%
8

South Dakota

3.1%

9
Nevada
2.9%
10
 
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

122,000

1

Indiana

90,300

2

Ohio

67,000

3
Texas
63,500
4
Wisconsin
41,400
5

Washington

25,400

6
South Carolina
24,300
7
Minnesota
23,500
8

Tennessee

22,300

9

Kentucky

20,300

10
 
o   Indiana ranks 3rd in the nation in rate of growth since July 2009 (the low point of employment in Indiana)
State
Rate of Growth
Rank

Michigan

27.3%

1

Alaska

21.4%

2

Indiana

21.1%

3
South Dakota
17.0%
4
South Carolina
11.6%
5

Montana

11.6%

6
Ohio
11.0%
7
Idaho
10.7%
8

Wyoming

10.0%

9

Colorado

9.8%

10
 
 
Private Sector Growth
 
o   Indiana ranks 9th in nation in rate of growth since July 2009 (the low-point of employment)
State
Rate of growth
Rank

North Dakota

35.4%

1

Texas

16.4%

2
Utah
14.4%
3
California
11.6%
4

Colorado

11.5%

5

Michigan

11.3%

6

Florida

11.1%

7

Tennessee

10.5%

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8

Indiana

10.4%

9
South Carolina
9.6%
10
 
o   Indiana ranks 10th in nation in jobs added since July 2009 (the low-point of employment)
State
Jobs Added
Rank

Texas

1,381,500

1

California

1,367,200

2
Florida
675,000
3
New York
629,600
4

Michigan

358,500

5

North Carolina

303,400

6
Ohio
295,300
7
Georgia
283,300
8
Illinois
261,700
9

Indiana

241,800

10
 

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