Indiana Business Research Center

Indiana's recent economic performance has been impressive, but how does the state translate that momentum into prosperity for individual Hoosiers? Read more in the newest issue of InContext.

Channeling 2026 economic momentum to advance prosperity in Indiana Why have some Indiana labor markets generated faster growth in average hourly earnings than others? The answer provides important insight into how Indiana can accelerate prosperity across the state.

Transportation and warehousing, professional services and educational services are expanding more rapidly in Northwest Indiana than the nation as a whole. Read more about the region's economic growth in this issue of the IBR.

A growth diagnostic for Northwest Indiana Stefan Veljanovski analyzes Northwest Indiana's economic growth in recent years to determine which industry sectors are strengths for the region.

The latest release of the Brave-Butters-Kelley Indexes (BBKI) has the coincident indicator at -0.2 for May, a modest downtick from our estimate of +0.1 for April: https://www.ibrc.indiana.edu/bbki/

This reading suggests that economic activity remains very close to trend, which our model estimates to be near 2.9%. The modest slowdown in May partly reflects a softening in consumer sentiment, housing starts, and growth in industrial production relative to April.

Take a look at Indiana's substantial life sciences cluster through the lens of the state's READI regions in the new Summer IBR.

Mapping Indiana’s $82B life sciences cluster: Employment, wages and GDP Indiana’s life sciences cluster is a substantial economic force, employing roughly 573K workers and generating approximately $81.9 billion in GDP statewide.

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The latest release of the Brave-Butters-Kelley Indexes (BBKI) has the coincident indicator at 0.0 for April, a modest uptick from our March estimate. This suggests the economy has continued to progress near trend despite the elevated degree of uncertainty: https://www.ibrc.indiana.edu/bbki/

The Brave-Butters-Kelley Indexes The BBKI is a barometer of where the economy is and where it might be heading in the future.

For many Hoosiers, the housing market has become unaffordable and new construction isn't solving the problem. Read about the housing affordability issue and its causes in the latest IBR.

The Indianapolis housing market has an affordability problem we can’t build our way out of Based on the $310,000 price for existing homes, approximately 39% of households in the Indianapolis MSA cannot afford the median existing home price.

The Indiana Business Review recently celebrated its 100th anniversary. Celebrate with us and enjoy a look at the history of the IBRC's flagship publication.

A brief history of the Indiana Business Review Through economic recessions and expansions, population booms and busts, the Indiana Business Review is a Hoosier historic record.

During the pandemic, non-COVID deaths in Indiana saw increases in nearly every death category, ranging from homicide to motor vehicle accidents. Has the state recovered from these increases? Find out in this issue of InContext.

Have we recovered? Indiana’s non-COVID death counts during the pandemic Though much of the pandemic-era discussion on mortality centered on COVID-related deaths, there were also spikes in most other non-COVID causes of death, including causes seemingly unrelated to the virus.

Most Indiana counties lost working-age population (ages 18-64) over the last 15 years. See how your county and READI region fared in the latest issue of InContext.

The workforce age shifts reshaping Indiana and the nation Of Indiana’s 92 counties, 20 gained working-age population (ages 18-64) and 45 gained prime working-age population (ages 25-44) between 2010 and 2024.