Above: The first all-new 2019 Ascent rolls off the assembly line at Subaru of Indiana Automotive (SIA) in Lafayette, Indiana (Source: Subaru, via PRNewswire)
Indiana’s automotive sector saw a significant rise in employment over the past year, according to data collected by MNI, compiler and publisher of industrial business profiles for the nation’s nearly 400,000 manufacturers.
With a major stronghold in the auto sector, Indiana’s transportation equipment sector accounts for the top percentage of the state’s manufacturing workers, with 111,191 workers, up 1.6% over the past year. Within this sector, motor vehicles & car bodies saw the biggest spike in employment, up 6%. Motor home manufacturing added 3% to its workforce, while motor vehicle parts saw a modest rise in employment, up 1%
Indiana is currently home to 8,472 manufacturers employing 589,816 according to data collected firsthand from Indiana manufacturers by MNI’s data research team. Between February 2021 and February 2022, the state saw a modest rise in employment overall, adding 1,714 jobs.
Industrial machinery ranks second in the state, with 71,688 jobs, with employment steady over the year. Within this sector, truck and tractor manufacturers added the most jobs, with employment up 11%. Pumps and pumping equipment added another 7%.
Meanwhile, employment in fabricated metal, Indiana’s third-largest sector by number of jobs, rose by 1% and currently accounts for 61,502 jobs. Iron & steel forgings was the winner in this sector, with employment growing by 13%. Sheet metal work added another 2%.
MNI’s city data reveals Indianapolis ranks as Indiana’s top city by number of manufacturing jobs, home to 67,692 workers. Over the past year, Indianapolis added 197 jobs. Other top Indiana cities that added jobs included Elkhart which added 138 jobs and Evansville, which added 51. Elkhart currently ranks second in the state, with 34,136 jobs, while Evansville ranks second, home to 13,504 workers.
For the latest facts and statistics on Indiana’s manufacturing sector, learn more in our post Top 10 Manufacturing Companies in Indiana
About this data: Established in 1912, MNI is the nation’s oldest and largest compiler of data on U.S. manufacturers. Detailed business profiles of 460,000 U.S. industrial companies are available for sales, marketing, and prospecting purposes through the industrial database IndustrySelect, or for purchasing, sourcing and advertising through the industrial marketplace IndustryNet.
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