LABOR LOWDOWN: Reports shed light on latest workforce indicators

29 Oct 2024
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Healthcare, transportation, retail, and manufacturing remain in-demand job markets for Hancock County and the surrounding Central Indiana region, which continues to experience exciting growth.
A report on job demand from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development lists registered nurses as the top occupation based on advertisements for the nine-county Central Indiana region that includes Hancock County. Healthcare and social assistance tops the list of industries in that report.
An Industry Sector Snapshot, also from the DWD, lists healthcare and social services as the top industry by jobs.
Life Sciences is one of Hancock County’s target industries, and the County is proud of its healthcare offerings.
Also in the top five occupations in the job demand report is heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers. Logistics and transportation is among Hancock County’s target industries as well.
Retail salespersons is the second highest occupation while retail trade is the third highest industry, according to the report. Like healthcare and transportation, shopping is an important part of Hancock County’s economy too.
Manufacturing–another target industry for the County–ranks in the top five industries in the job demand report and it is the top paying industry by average weekly wage in the industry sector snapshot.
The job demand report also delves into job postings by education, with bachelor’s degree making up the largest contingent. Learn more about education opportunities in and around Hancock County here.
Hancock County had 543 unemployment claimants in the third quarter of 2024, 3.29% of the nine-county region, according to another report from the DWD.
Economic Indicators from the Indy Partnership reflect increases in the labor force, housing, and industrial real estate throughout the Indy Region.
Check out more Hancock County labor insights on our Workforce Data page.
Pictured: A Yamaha Marine Precision Propellers employee works at the company's facility in Greenfield.
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