November 28, 2007 - Updated the chart for the Employment Cost Index to include September 2007.  The Sept. data was released October 31.  The chart tracks the Index for the last 6 quarters.  It illustrates inflation in employer compensation costs for employees.  The chart can be accessed from the "Data by Category" page.  Note: The U.S. Dept of Labor has revised the historical data slightly so the chart may show slight differences from a previous chart in the index for the last 6 quarters.

November 26, 2007 - Updated the site with a link to the new list of Labor Surplus Areas.  The link can be found in the large box at the center of the main page.

November 20, 2007 - Updated the site with the current unemployment data for the state, counties, and metro areas for October 2007.  The data was released Nov. 20, 2007.  Also, uploaded new pictures - Periodic Pictures - on the site.  They can be found at the bottom of the home page.

November 19, 2007 - Updated the unemployment rates for all the states with the September rate data.  The link can be found on the home page as "U.S. States Unemployment Rates."

November 14, 2007 - Updated initial unemployment benefit claims totals for October, 2007.  Data for February 2007 is not available creating a break in the series.  The data tables show total initial unemployment benefit claims for the years 2002, through year-to-date 2007.  Click a county or "Data by Category" and go to the appropriate link on those pages.

October 19, 2007 - Updated the site with the current unemployment data for the state, counties, and metro areas for September 2007.  The data was released Oct. 19, 2007.  Also, uploaded new pictures - Periodic Pictures - on the site.  They can be found at the bottom of the home page.

October 18, 2007 - Added some new links to the "Wages Data & Links" page.

October 17, 2007 - Updated initial unemployment benefit claims totals for September, 2007.  Data for February 2007 is not available creating a break in the series.  The data tables show total initial unemployment benefit claims for the years 2002, through year-to-date 2007.  Click a county or "Data by Category" and go to the appropriate link on those pages.

October 10, 2007 - Added a paragraph on commuting to work into the Labor Market Profiles of the two regions of Indiana represented by this website.  The information can be seen by clicking one or the other of the two region links pages found in a box on the home page.

October 4, 2007 - Added new links to the "North/Northwest Indiana Links" page. Also, updated the U.S. unemployment rate for September on the home page.

October 2, 2007 - Updated the Starting Wages Reports for the one year period ending September 30, 2007.  The report is in MS Excel format and can be downloaded from the home page via the "Data in MS Excel format for download" link or from the "Data by Category" page (listed under "Occupations and Starting Wages Reports")

October 1, 2007 - Uploaded the latest Average Weekly Earnings data including employment and payroll data for 1st quarter 2007 (most recent).  The data can be accessed by clicking a county page or "Data by Category" or "Wages Data and Links".

September 27, 2007 - Added a couple new links to the "North/Northwest Indiana Links" page.

September 25, 2007 - Updated the site with the current unemployment data for the state, counties, and metro areas for August 2007.  The data was released Sept. 25, 2007.  Also, uploaded new pictures - Periodic Pictures - on the site.  They can be found at the bottom of the home page.

September 19, 2007 - Added several links to the North/Northwest Indiana Links page. Also, updated the page containing the latest Consumer Price Index data for August shown in a graph of CPI increases over the past year.  Can be used as an indicator of inflation.  Can be accessed from the "Data by Category" page.

September 18, 2007 - Uploaded new nonfarm employment by industry for the Gary Metropolitan Division, the Michigan City-LaPorte MSA, the South Bend-Mishawaka MSA, and Elkhart-Goshen MSA (metropolitan statistical areas).  They all can be seen by clicking a county or "Data by Category" and going to the appropriate link on those pages.

September 13, 2007 - Updated county BEARFACTS data from BEA to represent their most recent time period of 1995 - 2005.  The data can be found on the county links pages.  Also, updated initial unemployment benefit claims totals for August, 2007.  Data for February 2007 is not available creating a break in the series.  The data tables show total initial unemployment benefit claims for the years 2002, through year-to-date 2007.  Click a county or "Data by Category" and go to the appropriate link on those pages.

September 12, 2007 - Updated some links on "North/Northwest Indiana Links" page.

August 26, 2007 - Updated the regional Labor Market Profiles which can be found by clicking the Northwest IN or Mid-Northern IN regional links in a box on the home page and the "Data by Category" page.  The information has been made more current relating to the most recent data available for each of the two regions represented.

August 23, 2007 - Updated the county Labor Market Profiles which can be found on the county pages and the "Data by Category" page.  The information has been made more current relating to the most recent data available for each county.  Also, uploaded initial unemployment benefit claims totals for July, 2007.  Data for February 2007 is not available creating a break in the series.  The data tables show total initial unemployment benefit claims for the years 2002, through year-to-date 2007.  Click a county or "Data by Category" and go to the appropriate link on those pages.

August 22, 2007 - Updated the employers by size data for the counties and regions with 3rd quarter 2006 data (most recent).  The data can be accessed from the county or region pages or "Data by Category" page.

August 21, 2007 - Updated the site with the current unemployment data for the state, counties, and metro areas for July 2007.  The data was released August 17, 2007.  Also, uploaded new pictures - Periodic Pictures - on the site.  They can be found at the bottom of the home page.

August 20, 2007 - Updated population pages with 2006 data for the area's cities and towns.  The population estimates are from the Census Bureau and recently were made available for 2006 for areas smaller than counties.

August 16, 2007 - Uploaded new nonfarm employment by industry for the Gary Metropolitan Division, the Michigan City-LaPorte MSA, the South Bend-Mishawaka MSA, and Elkhart-Goshen MSA (metropolitan statistical areas).  They all can be seen by clicking a county or "Data by Category" and going to the appropriate link on those pages.

August 12, 2007 - Updated the industry earnings pages for the counties to include 2006 data in NAICS categories.  The 2006 data was released in July.  The data can be accessed by clicking the county pages or the "Data by Category" page or the "Wages Data and Links" page.

August 8, 2007 - Updated the industry employment data for each county for 2002 through 2006.  The new table for each county is based on the NAICS industry classification system.  The data can be accessed from the county pages or the "Data by Category" page.  The counties' earnings by industry pages will also be updated with 2006 data within the next couple weeks or so.

August 7, 2007 - Updated the chart for the Employment Cost Index to include June 2007.  The June data was released July 31.  The chart tracks the Index for the last 6 quarters.  It illustrates inflation in employer compensation costs for employees.  The chart can be accessed from the "Data by Category" page.  Note: The U.S. Dept of Labor has revised the historical data slightly so the chart may show slight differences from a previous chart in the index for the last 6 quarters.  Also, updated the U.S. unemployment rate for July --- 4.6 percent up from June.  Can be found on the home page.  Also, uploaded the page containing the latest Consumer Price Index data for June shown in a graph of CPI increases over the past year.  Can be used as an indicator of inflation.  Can be accessed from the "Data by Category" page.

July 25, 2007 - Deleted some bad links and updated others on the North/Northwest Indiana and the Indiana links pages.  Also, updated the unemployment rates for all the states with the June rate data.  The link can be found on the home page as "U.S. States Unemployment Rates."

July 24, 2007 - Updated the site with the current unemployment data for the state, counties, and metro areas for June 2007.  The data was released July 20, 2007.

July 23, 2007 - Uploaded new nonfarm employment by industry for the Gary Metropolitan Division, the Michigan City-LaPorte MSA, the South Bend-Mishawaka MSA, and Elkhart-Goshen MSA (metropolitan statistical areas).  They all can be seen by clicking a county or "Data by Category" and going to the appropriate link on those pages.  Also, uploaded the latest occupational projections to the year 2014 for the Northwest Indiana and the Mid-North Indiana regions.  The data is only available in MS Excel format and can be downloaded from the site for personal use.

July 18, 2007 - Uploaded initial unemployment benefit claims totals for June, 2007.  Data for February 2007 is not available creating a break in the series.  The data tables show total initial unemployment benefit claims for the years 2002, through year-to-date 2007.  Click a county or "Data by Category" and go to the appropriate link on those pages.

July 11, 2007 - Updated the U.S. unemployment rate for June --- 4.5 percent unchanged from May.  Can be found on the home page.

July 2, 2007 - Updated the Starting Wages Report for the one year period ending June 30,2007.  The report is in MS Excel format and can be downloaded from the home page via the "Data in MS Excel format for download" link or from the "Data by Category" page (listed under "Occupations and Starting Wages Reports")

June 27, 2007 - Unemployment rate data for the U.S. for May and April 2007 was revised slightly from the data released 6-20-07.

June 26, 2007 - Uploaded new pictures - Periodic Pictures - on the site.  They can be found at the bottom of the home page.

June 20, 2007 - Uploaded new nonfarm employment by industry for the Gary Metropolitan Division, the Michigan City-LaPorte MSA, the South Bend-Mishawaka MSA, and Elkhart-Goshen MSA (metropolitan statistical areas).  They all can be seen by clicking a county or "Data by Category" and going to the appropriate link on those pages.  Also, updated the site with the current unemployment data for the state, counties, and metro areas for May 2007.  The data was released June 20, 2007.

June 14, 2006 - Updated the unemployment rates for all the states with the April rate data.  The link can be found on the home page as "U.S. States Unemployment Rates."  Also, uploaded the page containing the latest Consumer Price Index data for May shown in a graph of CPI increases over the past year.  Can be used as an indicator of inflation.  Can be accessed from the "Data by Category" page.  Also, uploaded initial unemployment benefit claims totals for May, 2007.  Data for February 2007 is not available.  The data tables show total initial unemployment benefit claims for the years 2002, through year-to-date 2007.  Click a county or "Data by Category" and go to the appropriate link on those pages.

June 4, 2006 - Updated the site for June.  Also, uploaded the latest Average Weekly Earnings data including employment and payroll data for 3rd quarter 2006 (most recent).  The data can be accessed by clicking a county page or "Data by Category" or "Wages Data and Links".

May 25, 2007 - Uploaded new nonfarm employment by industry for the Gary Metropolitan Division, the Michigan City-LaPorte MSA, the South Bend-Mishawaka MSA, and Elkhart-Goshen MSA (metropolitan statistical areas).  They all can be seen by clicking a county or "Data by Category" and going to the appropriate link on those pages.  Also, uploaded the page containing the latest Consumer Price Index data for April shown in a graph of CPI increases over the past year.  Can be used as an indicator of inflation.  Can be accessed from the "Data by Category" page.  Also, uploaded new pictures - Periodic Pictures - on the site.  They can be found at the bottom of the home page.

May 24, 2007 - Updated the site with the current unemployment data for the state, counties, and metro areas for April 2007.  The data was released May 21, 2007.

May 21, 2007 - Updated the wage survey data links to Bureau of Labor Statistics for the large metropolitan areas in Indiana for 2006 --- the most recent available. Also, uploaded initial unemployment benefit claims totals for April, 2007.  Data for February 2007 is not available.  The data tables show total initial unemployment benefit claims for the years 2002, through year-to-date 2007.  Click a county or "Data by Category" and go to the appropriate link on those pages.

May 11, 2007 - Updated the population pages with the recently released 2006 Census Bureau estimates for counties.  The 2006 data for cities and town is not yet available so that data was updated to 2005 numbers.  The population pages can be found by clicking a county or "Data by Category" and going to the appropriate link on those pages.

May 7, 2007 - Uploaded new nonfarm employment by industry for the Gary Metropolitan Division, the Michigan City-LaPorte MSA, the South Bend-Mishawaka MSA, and Elkhart-Goshen MSA (metropolitan statistical areas).  They all can be seen by clicking a county or "Data by Category" and going to the appropriate link on those pages.

May 4, 2007 - Updated U.S. unemployment rate of 4.4 percent released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics today.  Can be found on the home page with a link to the full news release.

May 2, 2007 - Updated the unemployment rates for all the states with the March rate data.  The link can be found on the home page as "U.S. States Unemployment Rates."

April 27, 2007 - Updated the chart for the Employment Cost Index to include March 2007.  The March data was released today.  The chart tracks the Index for the last 6 quarters.  It illustrates inflation in employer compensation costs for employees.  The chart can be accessed from the "Data by Category" page.  Note: The U.S. Dept of Labor has revised the historical data slightly so the chart may show slight differences from a previous chart in the index for the last 6 quarters.

April 26, 2007 - Uploaded new pictures - Periodic Pictures - on the site.  They can be found at the bottom of the home page.

April 25, 2007 - Updated the site with the current unemployment data for the state, counties, and metro areas for March 2007.  The data was released April 20, 2007.

April 20, 2007 - Updated the North/Northwest Indiana Links page.  Also, uploaded initial unemployment benefit claims totals for March, 2007.  February 2007 data is not available.  The data tables show total initial unemployment benefit claims for the years 2002, through year-to-date 2007.  Click a county or "Data by Category" and go to the appropriate link on those pages.  Also, uploaded the page containing the latest Consumer Price Index data for March shown in a graph of CPI increases over the past year.  Can be used as an indicator of inflation.  Can be accessed from the "Data by Category" page.  Also, uploaded the latest Average Weekly Earnings data including employment and payroll data for 3rd quarter 2006 (most recent).  The data can be accessed by clicking a county page or "Data by Category" or "Wages Data and Links".

April 19, 2007 - Uploaded new nonfarm employment by industry for the Gary Metropolitan Division, the Michigan City-LaPorte MSA, the South Bend-Mishawaka MSA, and Elkhart-Goshen MSA (metropolitan statistical areas).  They all can be seen by clicking a county or "Data by Category" and going to the appropriate link on those pages.

April 18, 2007 - Updated the site with the current unemployment data for the state, counties, and metro areas for February 2007.  The data was released April 3, 2007.

March 28, 2007 - Uploaded new pictures - Periodic Pictures - on the site.  They can be found at the bottom of the home page.

March 12, 2007 - Uploaded new nonfarm employment by industry for the Gary Metropolitan Division, the Michigan City-LaPorte MSA, the South Bend-Mishawaka MSA, and Elkhart-Goshen MSA (metropolitan statistical areas).  They all can be seen by clicking a county or "Data by Category" and going to the appropriate link on those pages.

March 9, 2007 - Updated the site with the current unemployment data for the state, counties, and metro areas for January 2007.  The data was released March 9, 2007.  Also, updated the unemployment rate for the U.S. for February (4.5%) on the home page.  Also, updated the site with links to the latest commuting to work data for 2005.  The links are to the STATS Indiana website commuting to work data by county.

February 21, 2007 - Uploaded the page containing the latest Consumer Price Index data for January shown in a graph of CPI increases over the past year.  Can be used as an indicator of inflation.  Can be accessed from the "Data by Category" page.  Also, uploaded new pictures - Periodic Pictures - on the site.  They can be found at the bottom of the home page.

February 16, 2007 - Uploaded the page containing the latest Consumer Price Index data for December shown in a graph of CPI increases over the past year.  Can be used as an indicator of inflation.  Can be accessed from the "Data by Category" page.

February 12, 2007 - Updated the chart for the Employment Cost Index to include December 2006.  The December data was released end of January.  The chart tracks the Index for the last 6 quarters.  It illustrates inflation in employer compensation costs for employees.  The chart can be accessed from the "Data by Category" page.  Note: The U.S. Dept of Labor has revised the historical data slightly so the chart may show slight differences from a previous chart in the index for the last 6 quarters.

February 9, 2007 - Uploaded initial unemployment benefit claims totals for January, 2007.  The data tables show total initial unemployment benefit claims for the years 2002, through year-to-date 2007.  Click a county or "Data by Category" and go to the appropriate link on those pages.

February 7, 2007 - Updated the unemployment rate for the U.S. for January on the home page.  It went from 4.5 for December to 4.6 for January, a slight increase.

February 6, 2007 - Updated the site for February.

January 30, 2007 - Updated the site with the current unemployment data for the state, counties, and metro areas for December 2006.  The data was released January 29, 2007.

January 24, 2007 - Uploaded new nonfarm employment by industry for the Gary Metropolitan Division, the Michigan City-LaPorte MSA, the South Bend-Mishawaka MSA, and Elkhart-Goshen MSA (metropolitan statistical areas).  They all can be seen by clicking a county or "Data by Category" and going to the appropriate link on those pages.

January 10, 2007 - Updated the Occupations and Starting Wages Reports for regions 1 and 2.  The reports cover the period January 1, 2006 through December 31, 2006.  The reports are in MS Excel format and can be downloaded via the "Data in MS Excel format for Download" link from this site's home page or from the "Data by Category" page.

January 3, 2007 - Updated the site with the current unemployment data for the state, counties, and metro areas for November 2006 data.  The data was released December 29, 2006.  Also, uploaded new pictures - Periodic Pictures - on the site.  They can be found at the bottom of the home page.