Regular readers know I’m a numbers guy. Give me a set of data and I can be happily
occupied for hours. A simple visit to Hoosiers by the Numbers on the Indiana Department of Workforce Development website is a data junkie’s joy.
A couple of Hoosier entrepreneurs think they can take their career information web site national.
Construction activity surged in April by the largest amount in nearly a decade. The unexpected gains could mean the hardest-hit
sector of the economy is starting to recover.
Dusting off the original plans to extend the highway from I-465 to downtown would ease congestion. But, oh, the downsides.
The Commerce Department said Friday that consumer spending was unchanged last month, the weakest showing in seven months.
The economic recovery last quarter turned out to be slower than first thought, one of the reasons unemployment is likely to
stay high this year.
In a state where education, incomes and health suffer, there’s more water than anyone knows what do to with.
Indiana unemployment figure hits double digits in April for the first time since September, showing how volatile the job market
remains.
Applications for unemployment benefits rose to 471,000 last week, up by 25,000 from the previous week, the Labor Department
said Thursday. It was the first increase in five weeks and the biggest jump since a gain of 40,000 in February.
A new state program is encouraging lenders to promote the stability of their conventional mortgages to help Indiana's
housing market rebound from a foreclosure crisis instigated by risky loans.
Employers, encouraged by a recovering economy, are hiring again. But they are not doing it at the level needed to reduce the
jobless rate.
Recession's over. Time for law firms to get cracking on raising rates again. As was the case before the recession, the
increases are outstripping inflation.
Recession aftermath continued taking a toll on sales of paint for auto repairs.
Develop Indy was often confused with other business development groups, particularly the Indiana Economic Development Corp.
Productivity growth and falling labor costs are good for corporate profits but mean household incomes continue to be squeezed,
putting the economic recovery at risk.
Any bounce could be temporary, an expert cautions.
The increase was the biggest quarterly gain since a similar 0.6-percent rise in the third quarter of 2008.
The Labor Department said Thursday that initial applications for unemployment benefits dropped by 11,000 to 448,000, the lowest
level in four weeks.
JPMorgan Chase is in the middle of the worst, a New York University prof says.
A leading Hoosier environmentalist thinks the governor isn’t living up to his conservative reputation.
