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Immediately, one can see the tremendous growth of construction in Indiana, whose employment was 14% greater in November 2023 than in January 2019 and 26% greater than in April 2020. Despite manufacturing’s prominence in the state, its employment is just below its January 2019 number.

From the article: Digging into Indiana's jobs reports over the last five years

With respect to migration, a continued strong net inflow to the state is a critical assumption in our population projections. If Indiana were to fall short in this measure over the coming decades, our projections for the state’s prime-age population will likely be too high.

From the article: Indiana's prime-age population projections

The white population’s share of the state’s total births has fallen from roughly 75% in 2016 to 68% by 2023.

From the article: Indiana births continue to fall