Fort Wayne, Indiana Metro Area

MSA: Fort Wayne, IN
counties: Allen, Wells, Whitley

Population (2017 estimate): 435,000
Unemployment Rate (March 2018): 2.9%

NFP Employment (2017): 221,000
Average Earnings (2017): $47,560

year,nfp_yoy,us_nfp_yoy,
2012,1.0000,1.7,
2013,0.9000,1.6,
2014,1.3000,1.9,
2015,2.2000,2.1,
2016,1.1000,1.8,
2017,1.2000,1.6,

year,nfp_earn_yoy,us_nfp_earn_yoy,
2012,7.0000,2.3,
2013,-2.6000,2.0,
2014,5.5000,2.3,
2015,5.3000,2.4,
2016,-0.5000,2.0,
2017,12.0000,2.8,

year,unemp_rt,us_unemp_rt,
2012,8.3000,8.1000,
2013,7.4000,7.4000,
2014,5.6000,6.2000,
2015,4.5000,5.3000,
2016,4.2000,4.9000,
2017,3.3000,4.4000,

year,nfp_earn,us_nfp_earn,
2012,39450.00,42068.00,
2013,38410.00,42900.00,
2014,40530.00,43888.00,
2015,42670.00,44928.00,
2016,42450.00,45812.00,
2017,47560.00,47112.00,

Click on an occupational group in the table below for data on specific occupations:

data source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Group	Total Employment	Jobs per 1000	Location Quotient	Median Annual Earnings
Management	8,740	41.3	0.8	$84,680
Business and Financial Operations	8,670	40.9	0.8	$55,130
IT and Mathematical	4,070	19.2	0.7	$70,160
Architecture and Engineering	3,510	16.6	0.9	$67,290
Life, Physical, and Social Sciences	530	2.5	0.3	$52,510
Community and Social Services	3,280	15.5	1.1	$36,110
Legal and Judicial	1,010	4.8	0.6	$54,510
Education, Training, and Library	10,570	49.9	0.8	$41,360
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	2,530	11.9	0.9	$32,570
Healthcare Practitioners and Technicians	14,940	70.5	1.2	$52,820
Healthcare Support	6,100	28.8	1.0	$24,860
Protective Services	3,260	15.4	0.6	$39,640
Food Preparation and Serving Related	20,360	96.1	1.0	$19,090
Building, Grounds Cleaning, and Maintenance	6,530	30.8	1.0	$21,650
Personal Care and Services	5,560	26.2	0.8	$20,480
Sales and Related	20,220	95.4	0.9	$26,080
Office and Administrative Support	31,050	146.5	0.9	$31,430
Construction and Extraction	7,620	35.9	0.9	$44,710
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	8,860	41.8	1.1	$39,760
Production	26,990	127.3	2.0	$34,760
Transportation and Material Moving	17,400	82.1	1.2	$29,060