Employment Growth by County
County vs Statewide Average: 2010-2021 and 2021
Employment Growth by County
Indiana:
2010-2021 = 1.03%
2021 = 3.52%
Borrowing from an approach that sometimes appears in the finance sections of the popular press, LSGL analysis is a handy and versatile way to compare, portray and classify the patterns of employment growth across all of Indiana's 92 counties. In finance, this technique is used for comparing and assessing the market performance of individual securities or across industry sectors. For example, the performance of the 30 stocks contained within Dow are compared with one another over the past week in contrast to their performance over the past month using the Dow's respective averages as the points of reference.
Here in this Indiana Regional Economic Analysis Project report, we adopt this approach to gauge and compare the employment growth of Indiana's 92 counties over the year (2021) against the backdrop of their growth over the long term period (2010-2021). In so doing we classify their growth and performance into 4 broad categories: Leading, Slipping, Gaining and Lagging.
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Employment Growth by County
County vs Statewide Average: 2010-2021 and 2021
Employment Growth by County
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Indiana:
2010-2021 = 1.03%
2021 = 3.52%
This figure displays the 92 counties of Indiana as dots on a scattergram, with the vertical axis representing the average annual employment growth rate over the long-term period (2010-2021), and the horizontal axis representing the employment growth rate for the near-term (2021).
This figure sets apart those counties whose long-term employment growth exceeded the statewide average of 1.03%, by portraying them in the top two quadrants demarcated at 1.03% on the vertical axis. County whose long-term average annual employment growth rate trailed the statewide average (1.03%) are distributed in the bottom two quadrants. In all, 25 counties surpassed the statewide average over 2010-2021, while 67 counties fell below.
Similarly, the two quadrants on the right of this figure present the positions of the 22 counties whose most recent (2021) employment growth rate exceeded the statewide average (3.52%). The two quadrants on the left feature those 70 counties whose employment growth over 2021 trailed the statewide average.
Accordingly, each quadrant portrays the performance of all 92 counties corresponding with their long-term (2010-2021) and near-term (2021) performance relative to their respective statewide averages of 1.03% over 2010-2021 and 3.52% over 2021:
Leading counties () (top-right quadrant)...are the twelve counties whose average annual employment growth rate surpassed the statewide average both long-term (1.03%) and near-term (3.52%).
Slipping counties () (top-left quadrant)...are the thirteen counties whose long-term average annual employment growth rate exceeded the statewide average (1.03%), but whose near-term growth has "slipped" by falling below the Indiana average (3.52%).
Gaining counties () (bottom-right quadrant)...are the ten counties whose long-term average annual employment growth rate fell below the statewide average (1.03%), but whose near-term growth has "gained" by registering above the average (3.52%) statewide.
Lagging counties () (bottom-left quadrant)...are the fifty-seven counties whose average annual employment growth rate fell under the statewide average both long-term (1.03%) and near-term (3.52%).
   
 
Summary of Indiana's 92 County Totals
 
Short Term Average
 
 
Below
(3.52%)
Above
(3.52%)
 
Long
Term
Average
Above
(1.03%)
13
12
25
Below
(1.03%)
57
10
67
 
70
22
92
 
   
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Leading Counties
2021 vs. 2010-2021 Averages
Leading Counties
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Indiana:
2010-2021 = 1.03%
2021 = 3.52%
Turning attention to the top-right quadrant from the discussion above, this figure features the distribution of the Indiana counties classified as Leading. These counties surpassed Indiana's average annual employment growth both long-term (2010-2021 = 1.03%) as well as near-term (2021 = 3.52%). Each is identified by its corresponding ranking based on its average annual employment growth rate over 2010-2021 as noted in the table below.
Of Indiana's 92 counties, just 12 (13%) are classified within the Leading () category. Those counties ranked by their long-term average include:
NOTE: Click on any county name to highlight its position in the chart above.
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Slipping Counties
2021 vs. 2010-2021 Averages
Slipping Counties
white dot
Indiana:
2010-2021 = 1.03%
2021 = 3.52%
This figure depicts the distribution of the 13 Indiana counties classified as Slipping (top-left quadrant), in that their long-term average annual employment growth rate outpaced the average statewide (2010-2021 = 1.03%), while they trailed the statewide average near-term (2021 = 3.52%). Again, each county is identified by it's corresponding ranking based on its average annual employment growth rate over 2010-2021.
Only 13 ( 14%) of Indiana's 92 counties are classified as Slipping (). Those counties ranked by their long-term average include:
NOTE: Click on any county name to highlight its position in the chart above.
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Gaining Counties
2021 vs. 2010-2021 Averages
Gaining Counties
white dot
Indiana:
2010-2021 = 1.03%
2021 = 3.52%
This figure shows the distribution of the 10 Indiana counties classified as Gaining (bottom-right quadrant), in that their long-term average annual employment growth rate posted below the average statewide (2010-2021 = 1.03%), while they outpaced Indiana's average near-term (2021 = 3.52%). Again, each county is identified by its corresponding ranking based on its average annual employment growth rate over 2010-2021.
Of Indiana's 92 counties, only 11% (10) are featured as Gaining (). Those counties ranked by their long-term average include:
NOTE: Click on any county name to highlight its position in the chart above.
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Lagging Counties
2021 vs. 2010-2021 Averages
Lagging Counties
white dot
Indiana:
2010-2021 = 1.03%
2021 = 3.52%
This figure depicts the distributions of the 57 Indiana counties classified as Lagging (bottom-left quadrant). These counties trailed the statewide average annual employment growth both long-term (2010-2021 = 1.03%) as well as near-term (2021 = 3.52%). Again, each county is identified by its corresponding ranking based on it's average annual employment growth rate over 2010-2021.
62% of Indiana's counties, 57 of 92, are characterized here as Lagging (). Those counties ranked by their long-term average include:
NOTE: Click on any county name to highlight its position in the chart above.
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Indiana
Employment Growth
County vs. Statewide Average
 
2010-2021
 
2021
 
 
Leading Counties
 
23
1.07
 
19
3.68
250,202
 
1
4.77
 
4
7.90
51,821
 
14
1.41
 
15
4.10
71,313
 
16
1.25
 
20
3.59
27,759
 
6
2.82
 
2
8.88
167,144
 
3
3.23
 
6
6.13
227,213
 
2
3.88
 
7
5.54
106,395
 
11
1.48
 
9
5.36
27,655
 
4
3.03
 
5
6.14
84,375
 
5
2.95
 
3
7.91
23,584
 
19
1.20
 
13
4.13
21,131
 
12
1.46
 
14
4.12
116,150
Slipping Counties
 
20
1.20
 
44
2.46
20,647
 
15
1.30
 
63
1.40
59,219
 
18
1.22
 
73
0.55
18,360
 
10
1.69
 
25
3.31
17,903
 
8
2.19
 
67
1.08
24,993
 
7
2.30
 
24
3.34
37,829
 
17
1.22
 
45
2.39
9,858
 
25
1.06
 
26
3.27
83,210
 
22
1.08
 
76
0.37
10,224
 
9
1.81
 
50
2.15
7,491
 
21
1.15
 
46
2.31
3,151
 
13
1.45
 
42
2.52
25,785
 
24
1.07
 
27
3.27
17,918
Gaining Counties
 
77
-0.30
 
8
5.47
5,538
 
31
0.80
 
21
3.57
42,357
 
80
-0.51
 
11
4.33
6,796
 
48
0.34
 
16
4.07
247,476
 
26
0.99
 
17
4.02
766,068
 
41
0.49
 
22
3.55
24,365
 
37
0.64
 
18
3.98
5,876
 
52
0.22
 
1
10.09
10,323
 
66
-0.04
 
10
4.69
9,650
 
32
0.72
 
12
4.28
9,948
Lagging Counties
 
87
-0.88
 
90
-1.76
3,630
 
91
-1.25
 
82
0.05
4,101
 
29
0.85
 
75
0.40
8,517
 
74
-0.23
 
71
0.83
18,421
 
33
0.69
 
87
-0.59
10,625
 
57
0.11
 
48
2.18
14,904
 
84
-0.76
 
77
0.34
3,217
 
72
-0.22
 
41
2.53
20,239
 
70
-0.13
 
74
0.46
58,143
 
43
0.42
 
85
-0.11
34,546
 
86
-0.78
 
52
1.95
8,379
 
40
0.51
 
61
1.42
8,046
 
68
-0.08
 
78
0.29
9,380
 
59
0.09
 
68
0.95
34,496
 
82
-0.62
 
55
1.67
10,763
 
85
-0.77
 
47
2.20
15,559
 
62
0.02
 
51
2.10
17,874
 
42
0.44
 
89
-1.19
45,316
 
67
-0.06
 
30
3.08
18,288
 
71
-0.21
 
60
1.44
15,545
 
88
-0.90
 
57
1.62
9,711
 
47
0.34
 
23
3.40
16,678
 
44
0.38
 
40
2.63
10,593
 
53
0.22
 
49
2.17
22,222
 
30
0.83
 
79
0.19
48,488
 
75
-0.25
 
39
2.67
52,792
 
35
0.64
 
34
2.95
19,617
 
55
0.19
 
29
3.19
54,406
 
76
-0.25
 
64
1.30
12,881
 
39
0.53
 
43
2.47
91,905
 
54
0.22
 
65
1.28
20,125
 
27
0.95
 
28
3.21
24,683
 
83
-0.64
 
36
2.87
4,942
 
28
0.86
 
54
1.71
23,291
 
92
-1.79
 
81
0.06
1,788
 
69
-0.13
 
33
2.96
9,874
 
50
0.29
 
35
2.94
8,097
 
60
0.09
 
86
-0.50
8,299
 
89
-0.94
 
92
-6.22
3,998
 
49
0.29
 
72
0.82
12,020
 
58
0.11
 
83
0.05
6,389
 
38
0.58
 
84
-0.09
17,475
 
73
-0.23
 
88
-0.62
15,617
 
45
0.37
 
38
2.74
7,467
 
46
0.35
 
58
1.58
156,625
 
34
0.68
 
66
1.16
23,251
 
65
-0.02
 
62
1.42
6,706
 
78
-0.37
 
80
0.17
7,646
 
90
-1.16
 
91
-2.56
3,044
 
79
-0.38
 
37
2.85
2,384
 
51
0.28
 
31
3.05
130,594
 
63
0.02
 
59
1.47
5,996
 
81
-0.58
 
56
1.62
58,440
 
61
0.03
 
32
3.03
16,000
 
56
0.12
 
70
0.85
37,594
 
64
0.00
 
69
0.87
14,344
 
36
0.64
 
53
1.73
12,727
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1.03
 
3.52
3,978,425
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1.31
 
3.82
202,752,100
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