Employment & Earnings
Tracking the number of jobs in an area and the wages they pay is an essential and ongoing development task. But which data series to use? Each of these have advantages and disadvantages and should be chosen based on the specific task at hand.
Monthly Current Employment Statistics (CES)
The CES data is the most current.
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Not seasonally adjusted data
Data for all states, Indiana metros, metros and divisions -
Seasonally adjusted data 1990 forward
Data for all states, Indiana metros, metros and divisions - About the Data
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW)
The QCEW data set has the most industry detail.
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Quarterly Data by NAICS (or get historical data by SIC for 1994-2001)
Data for Indiana counties, metros, regions -
Annual Overview (or time series)
Data for all states, Indiana counties, metros, regions - About the Data
Annual Employment and Earnings Including Sole Proprietors (BEA)
The BEA data set is the most comprehensive since it includes farm and non-farm sole proprietors and not just covered payroll.
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2001 forward by NAICS (or get historical data by SIC for 1969-2000)
Data for states, counties, Indiana metros, regions - About the Data
More Data Sets
- Compensation by Industry Including Benefits by NAICS (BEA) (or get historical data by SIC for 1998-2000)
- Monthly Business Starts and Dissolutions Overview (Indiana Secretary of State)
- Data Brief: Indiana Incorporations, as of March 1, 2011
- Industry Clusters (Innovation in American Regions)
