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Posted on Mon. Jul. 02, 2012 - 12:08 am EDT
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Fort Wayne indicators
EmploymentMay 2012
May


2011




Change
Construction9.89.62.1%
Manufacturing33.532.43.4%

Trade, Transp.


and Utilities
44.043.02.3%
Information3.23.20.0%
Finance12.311.93.4%

Prof. Business


Services
23.821.510.7%

Educational


Health Services
37.037.5-1.3%
Government22.722.12.7%
Figures are in thousands
































































Indiana indicators
Employment
May


2012

May


2011




Change
Construction128.6119.87.3%
Manufacturing485.0452.57.2%

Trade, Transp.


and Utilities
553.9538.62.8%
Information34.835.1-0.9%
Finance130.4132.9-1.9%

Prof. Business


Services
299.2280.66.6%

Educational


Health Services
432.2432.20.0%
Government436.1433.20.7%
Figures are in thousands
































































Unemployment




Area

May


2012

April


2012

May


2011
Bloomington7.1%6.9%7.4%
Elkhart8.6%8.7%10.5%
Evansville7.2%6.8%7.6%
Fort Wayne7.5%7.42%8.6%
Indianapolis7.4%7.3%8.1%
Lafayette7.0%6.4%7.6%
Indiana*7.9%7.9%8.9%
U.S.*8.2%8.1%9.0%
*– Seasonally adjusted

Source: Bureau of Business Research, Ball State University


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