Indianapolis close behind with four times better than the U.S. as a whole

Two cities within the Indianapolis Economic Development Region top the list for employment growth in the state between April 2007 and April 2008. Bloomington and Indianapolis experienced employment growth of 1.5 percent and 1.4 respectively, compared to the national average of 0.3 percent job growth.

“It is clear that the Bloomington Economic Development Corporation in Monroe County and Indianapolis Economic Development in Marion County working in conjunction with The Indy Partnership is delivering positive results that benefit Hoosiers,” said Ron Gifford, president of The Indy Partnership. “It is encouraging that our joint efforts have resulted in such a large lead over the national average in job growth.”

Information on Indiana employment growth was released in late May by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Bureau of Business Research at Ball State University in Muncie, Ind.

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