Rachel Blakeman

New Year, Same Story: Private Sector Wages Increase But Most Counties Lag State

Statistically speaking, most private-sector workers in Indiana got a raise last year, according to preliminary 2018 average wage data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The percentage of...... Read More

Wages Up, Unemployment Down But Pay Still Lagging

Could the tight labor market, where every Indiana county experienced a lower unemployment rate in 2017 compared to 2016, actually be driving up wages? New private-sector wage data indicate such mig...... Read More