Indianapolis-Carmel, IN Economy at a Glance

Indianapolis-Carmel, IN

Data Series	Nov 2007	Dec 2007	Jan 2008	Feb 2008	Mar 2008	Apr 2008
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force ⁽¹⁾	900.1 ⁽⁴⁾	894.7 ⁽⁴⁾	889.5	889.9	895.7 ^(P)
Employment ⁽¹⁾	866.6 ⁽⁴⁾	859.4 ⁽⁴⁾	851.1	850.0	852.9 ^(P)
Unemployment ⁽¹⁾	33.5 ⁽⁴⁾	35.3 ⁽⁴⁾	38.4	39.9	42.9 ^(P)
Unemployment Rate ⁽²⁾	3.7 ⁽⁴⁾	3.9 ⁽⁴⁾	4.3	4.5	4.8 ^(P)
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm ⁽³⁾	930.3	927.7	904.0	905.2	912.1	921.3 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Total Nonfarm	1.2	1.0	1.4	1.7	0.8	0.9 ^(P)
Natural Resources and Mining ⁽³⁾	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7 ^(P)
12-month % change -- NR & Mining	0.0	0.0	-12.5	0.0	-12.5	-12.5 ^(P)
Construction ⁽³⁾	53.2	52.2	48.5	48.1	49.5	51.9 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Construction	-0.6	-0.6	-0.2	3.4	0.2	0.0 ^(P)
Manufacturing ⁽³⁾	97.6	97.6	96.7	96.5	96.7	96.4 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Manufacturing	-2.4	-1.7	-1.5	-1.0	-1.1	-1.4 ^(P)
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities ⁽³⁾	202.7	204.3	196.5	194.8	196.5	196.9 ^(P)
12-month % change -- TTU	1.2	1.1	1.6	2.0	1.3	1.5 ^(P)
Information ⁽³⁾	16.7	16.7	16.5	16.6	16.6	16.6 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Information	3.7	3.7	2.5	2.5	3.1	2.5 ^(P)
Financial Activities ⁽³⁾	62.6	62.7	62.0	62.2	62.2	62.3 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Financial	0.2	0.0	0.8	0.5	0.3	0.0 ^(P)
Professional and Business Services ⁽³⁾	131.7	129.2	125.8	126.0	126.7	129.6 ^(P)
12-month % change -- PBS	3.3	2.5	1.5	2.2	0.2	0.2 ^(P)
Education and Health Services ⁽³⁾	117.4	117.2	115.8	116.4	117.1	117.2 ^(P)
12-month % change -- EHS	3.3	3.3	3.2	2.7	2.5	1.6 ^(P)
Leisure and Hospitality ⁽³⁾	87.6	87.0	83.9	84.4	86.0	89.6 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Leisure & Hospitality	-0.9	-1.5	-0.4	0.7	-0.9	1.2 ^(P)
Other Services ⁽³⁾	35.6	35.6	35.3	35.6	35.9	36.2 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Other Services	0.8	0.8	0.9	1.4	1.1	1.1 ^(P)
Government ⁽³⁾	124.4	124.4	122.3	123.9	124.2	123.9 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Government	2.7	2.3	4.0	2.3	1.8	2.1 ^(P)

Footnotes:

^(P) Preliminary
⁽¹⁾ Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted
⁽²⁾ In percent, not seasonally adjusted
⁽³⁾ Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted
⁽⁴⁾ Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls.

Data extracted on: May 16, 2008

Source: U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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