Indiana Quarterly Workforce Report Q1 2016

Following a slump in the second half of 2015, online ads for advanced manufacturing jobs related to lightweighting in Indiana surged to a record high in Q1 2016. The 17,181 ads posted this past quarter represented a 52% increase over the 11,312 ads during Q4 2015. Meanwhile, employment in the 140 occupations used in this analysis continues to grow since a recession low of 423,000 workers in 2009. The 508,000 Hoosiers employed in advanced manufacturing jobs related to lightweighting in 2015 marked the sixth consecutive year of employment growth.