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Friday, June 13, 2025

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County Employment and Wages in Indiana — Fourth Quarter 2024

Employment rose in 4 of the 9 largest counties in Indiana from December 2023 to December 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional Commissioner Julie Wilson noted that Marion County had the largest over-the-year increase in employment at 1.4 percent. (See chart 1 and table 1.)


Among the nine largest counties in Indiana, employment was highest in Marion (629,900) in December 2024. Together, the nine largest counties accounted for 53.7 percent of total covered employment within the state. Nationwide, the 369 largest counties comprise 73.3 percent of total covered employment in the United States. (Large counties and county equivalents are those with annual average employment levels of 75,000 or more in 2023.)

Large county average weekly wages in the fourth quarter 2024

All nine large Indiana counties reported average weekly wage gains over the year. (See chart 2.) Hendricks had the largest gain (+5.8 percent). Over-the-year wage gains among Indiana’s other eight large counties ranged from 5.0 percent to 3.2 percent.


Weekly wages in all large counties in Indiana were below the national average of $1,507. Average weekly wages ranged from $1,463 in Marion to $1,063 in Hendricks.

Smaller county average weekly wages in the fourth quarter of 2024

Employment and wage levels (but not over-the-year changes) are also available for the 83 small counties in Indiana, defined as having employment below 75,000 in 2023. (See table 2.) Wage levels in 82 of the 83 smaller counties were below the national average. Martin reported the highest average weekly wage ($1,556). Ohio reported the lowest average weekly wage ($770) in the state.

Among all 92 Indiana counties, 23 reported average weekly wages of less than $975, 30 registered wages from $975 to $1,049, 14 had wages from $1,050 to $1,124, and 25 had average weekly wages of $1,125 or higher. (See map 1 and table 2.)

Map 1. Average weekly wages by county in Indiana, fourth quarter 2024

(U.S. average = $1,507)


Additional statistics and other information

QCEW data for states have been included in this release in table 3.

Nationwide coverage of the largest counties is published in the County Employment and Wages news release. Additional information about quarterly employment and wages data is available in the news release Technical Note and from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages website.

Information in this release will be made available to individuals with sensory impairments upon request. Voice phone: (202) 691-5200; Telecommunications Relay Service: 7-1-1.

The County Employment and Wages release for the first quarter 2025 is scheduled to be released on Tuesday, September 9, 2025.

QCEW Moves to One Data Release Beginning with Fourth Quarter 2024 Publication

The Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) is streamlining its release process. Beginning with the fourth quarter 2024 national release on June 4, QCEW will publish the national County Employment and Wages news release on the same date as the QCEW full data update. Revised news release dates are available online.

Table 1. Covered establishments, employment, and wages in the United States and the nine largest counties in Indiana, fourth quarter 2024
Area Establishments,
fourth quarter
(thousands)
Employment Average weekly wage (1)
December 2024
(thousands)
Percent change,
December
2023–24 (2)
National ranking
by percent change (3)
Fourth quarter
2024 ($)
National ranking
by level (3)
Percent change,
fourth quarter
2023–24 (2)
National ranking
by percent change (3)

United States (4)

12,265.4 156,202.9 0.8 -- 1,507 -- 5.0 --

Indiana

194.6 3,201.9 0.4 -- 1,222 44 4.4 25

Allen

10.7 199.4 0.0 257 1,168 313 4.0 203

Elkhart

5.3 126.4 -2.4 361 1,206 278 4.1 193

Hamilton

13.2 165.1 1.0 106 1,388 153 3.5 245

Hendricks

4.4 83.2 -0.3 301 1,063 354 5.8 58

Lake

12.1 192.6 0.6 177 1,215 272 3.2 276

Marion

29.0 629.9 1.4 61 1,463 104 4.6 153

St. Joseph

6.6 122.0 0.2 238 1,173 306 5.0 113

Tippecanoe

4.3 93.7 0.0 257 1,206 278 3.5 245

Vanderburgh

5.2 107.3 -1.2 348 1,140 324 4.1 193

Footnotes:
(1) Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data.
(2) Percent changes were computed from employment and pay data adjusted for noneconomic county reclassifications.
(3) Ranking does not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.
(4) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.

Note: Data are preliminary. Dashes indicate data not applicable or available. Covered employment and wages include workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs.

Table 2. Covered establishments, employment, and wages in the United States and all counties in Indiana, fourth quarter 2024
Area Establishments Employment December 2024 Average weekly wage ($) (1)

United States (2)

12,265,395 156,202,874 1,507

Indiana

194,585 3,201,884 1,222

Adams

798 12,900 995

Allen

10,668 199,392 1,168

Bartholomew

2,136 49,955 1,322

Benton

214 2,110 1,010

Blackford

249 2,860 919

Boone

2,602 47,595 1,146

Brown

367 3,326 807

Carroll

439 5,546 1,011

Cass

743 14,586 990

Clark

3,244 60,760 1,096

Clay

533 8,001 909

Clinton

633 11,630 1,063

Crawford

172 1,850 869

Daviess

987 13,320 1,032

Dearborn

1,213 15,110 1,014

Decatur

713 13,792 1,181

DeKalb

1,104 22,215 1,224

Delaware

2,370 45,022 1,003

Dubois

1,401 28,322 1,079

Elkhart

5,347 126,352 1,206

Fayette

420 5,910 895

Floyd

2,092 32,938 1,116

Fountain

373 4,932 942

Franklin

370 4,087 877

Fulton

476 6,277 994

Gibson

804 21,370 1,273

Grant

1,297 27,664 984

Greene

608 6,548 898

Hamilton

13,171 165,067 1,388

Hancock

2,095 29,359 1,117

Harrison

757 10,242 975

Hendricks

4,386 83,167 1,063

Henry

900 13,936 968

Howard

1,940 36,232 1,245

Huntington

1,000 13,789 968

Jackson

1,044 22,614 1,147

Jasper

879 11,664 967

Jay

430 6,918 961

Jefferson

736 13,019 1,018

Jennings

478 8,136 982

Johnson

4,261 66,216 1,021

Knox

952 16,943 1,036

Kosciusko

2,182 35,672 1,088

Lagrange

1,050 14,806 1,099

Lake

12,053 192,572 1,215

LaPorte

2,527 40,567 1,068

Lawrence

908 13,961 951

Madison

2,516 40,849 997

Marion

28,990 629,897 1,463

Marshall

1,168 19,667 1,038

Martin

281 8,431 1,556

Miami

648 9,097 985

Monroe

3,496 67,933 1,064

Montgomery

924 15,786 1,175

Morgan

1,412 15,543 999

Newton

292 3,280 952

Noble

991 16,566 981

Ohio

94 1,102 770

Orange

398 7,365 887

Owen

333 5,171 1,067

Parke

331 3,496 865

Perry

381 6,388 1,012

Pike

217 2,672 1,197

Porter

4,275 64,487 1,185

Posey

593 9,182 1,293

Pulaski

353 5,533 1,046

Putnam

776 12,244 1,026

Randolph

569 7,080 1,080

Ripley

800 11,688 1,129

Rush

435 4,967 1,006

St. Joseph

6,649 121,999 1,173

Scott

438 8,001 912

Shelby

1,025 18,992 1,115

Spencer

509 6,060 1,016

Starke

341 4,181 882

Steuben

1,026 16,122 967

Sullivan

372 5,717 1,022

Switzerland

147 1,689 805

Tippecanoe

4,312 93,661 1,206

Tipton

355 4,488 1,440

Union

150 1,576 835

Vanderburgh

5,231 107,314 1,140

Vermillion

297 4,333 1,126

Vigo

2,548 46,922 1,036

Wabash

785 12,399 992

Warren

172 2,012 1,074

Warrick

1,431 18,161 1,199

Washington

490 5,837 885

Wayne

1,508 29,529 1,010

Wells

709 11,143 982

White

706 8,522 979

Whitley

763 14,104 1,146

Footnotes:
(1) Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data.
(2) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.

Note: Data are preliminary. Dashes indicate data not applicable or available. Covered employment and wages include workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs.

Table 3. Covered establishments, employment, and wages by state, fourth quarter 2024
State Establishments,
fourth quarter
(thousands)
Employment Average weekly wage (1)
December 2024
(thousands)
Percent change,
December
2023–24
Fourth quarter
2024 ($)
National ranking
by level
Percent change,
fourth quarter
2023–24
National ranking
by percent change

United States (2)

12,265.4 156,202.9 0.8 1,507 -- 5.0 --

Alabama

162.3 2,122.2 0.9 1,255 36 4.1 32

Alaska

25.3 317.4 1.7 1,430 16 4.2 30

Arizona

225.5 3,272.3 1.2 1,406 19 6.4 6

Arkansas

106.1 1,312.6 1.1 1,153 50 5.9 10

California

1,903.9 18,230.8 0.5 1,872 5 6.5 5

Colorado

236.6 2,911.3 -0.3 1,594 8 5.1 16

Connecticut

150.7 1,700.7 0.5 1,716 6 5.2 15

Delaware

45.2 480.6 1.5 1,437 15 4.5 24

District of Columbia

52.4 757.2 -0.5 2,495 1 4.7 21

Florida

914.8 9,978.9 0.9 1,405 20 5.7 13

Georgia

396.6 4,916.6 0.8 1,391 21 4.7 21

Hawaii

61.4 651.3 1.1 1,345 27 4.3 26

Idaho

103.9 859.1 0.5 1,232 39 8.3 3

Illinois

411.2 6,089.1 0.5 1,538 12 4.1 32

Indiana

194.6 3,201.9 0.4 1,222 44 4.4 25

Iowa

112.5 1,559.3 -0.6 1,237 38 3.2 50

Kansas

103.5 1,445.6 0.9 1,218 45 4.3 26

Kentucky

159.0 2,008.4 0.2 1,189 46 3.8 39

Louisiana

156.8 1,936.3 1.1 1,228 40 2.8 51

Maine

66.2 643.9 0.9 1,278 33 5.9 10

Maryland

197.0 2,779.9 1.6 1,570 10 4.2 30

Massachusetts

288.5 3,646.1 -0.4 1,890 3 4.7 21

Michigan

303.4 4,406.8 -0.1 1,370 23 4.1 32

Minnesota

215.1 2,945.4 1.1 1,452 14 3.7 42

Mississippi

90.9 1,174.3 0.2 1,023 51 4.1 32

Missouri

251.5 2,922.2 0.5 1,268 35 3.8 39

Montana

65.8 512.8 0.5 1,254 37 6.4 6

Nebraska

78.0 1,024.8 0.5 1,227 41 3.5 45

Nevada

108.1 1,561.5 0.4 1,350 25 6.1 9

New Hampshire

68.7 692.4 0.4 1,577 9 3.3 49

New Jersey

339.1 4,332.2 0.9 1,629 7 3.4 47

New Mexico

68.9 873.8 0.3 1,223 42 5.0 17

New York

711.5 9,777.3 1.5 1,881 4 5.4 14

North Carolina

384.0 4,941.9 0.5 1,358 24 5.8 12

North Dakota

36.9 431.1 0.9 1,315 30 3.8 39

Ohio

346.3 5,551.7 0.6 1,305 32 4.8 20

Oklahoma

129.7 1,713.2 0.8 1,168 48 4.1 32

Oregon

190.9 1,989.6 0.0 1,424 17 6.6 4

Pennsylvania

395.1 6,076.5 0.8 1,414 18 4.0 37

Rhode Island

48.9 500.8 1.6 1,348 26 3.5 45

South Carolina

195.3 2,310.1 1.4 1,223 42 6.2 8

South Dakota

40.6 459.7 0.9 1,181 47 3.9 38

Tennessee

232.2 3,320.3 0.9 1,372 22 5.0 17

Texas

846.0 14,129.7 1.5 1,488 13 4.3 26

Utah

142.6 1,735.8 1.3 1,333 29 3.7 42

Vermont

33.7 311.2 0.0 1,311 31 4.9 19

Virginia

320.9 4,142.6 1.2 1,546 11 4.3 26

Washington

241.5 3,612.0 0.8 1,897 2 8.7 2

West Virginia

62.7 701.4 0.2 1,159 49 3.4 47

Wisconsin

212.2 2,950.8 0.4 1,278 33 3.6 44

Wyoming

31.1 279.4 0.5 1,340 28 12.4 1

Puerto Rico

51.6 975.4 -0.2 718 (3) 4.5 (3)

Virgin Islands

3.0 33.1 -8.6 1,046 (3) 1.8 (3)

Footnotes:
(1) Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data.
(2) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.
(3) Data not included in the national ranking.

Note: Data are preliminary. Dashes indicate data not applicable or available. Covered employment and wages include workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs.

 

Last Modified Date: Friday, June 13, 2025