South Bend, Indiana Metro Area

MSA: South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
counties: St. Joseph (IN), Cass (MI)

Population (2017 estimate): 322,000
Unemployment Rate (March 2018): 3.6%

NFP Employment (2017): 142,000
Average Earnings (2017): $43,170

year,nfp_yoy,us_nfp_yoy,
2012,-1.0000,1.7,
2013,-0.5000,1.6,
2014,1.8000,1.9,
2015,2.4000,2.1,
2016,2.2000,1.8,
2017,0.7000,1.6,

year,nfp_earn_yoy,us_nfp_earn_yoy,
2012,7.8000,2.3,
2013,4.4000,2.0,
2014,2.7000,2.3,
2015,-0.5000,2.4,
2016,0.9000,2.0,
2017,5.1000,2.8,

year,unemp_rt,us_unemp_rt,
2012,9.3000,8.1000,
2013,8.6000,7.4000,
2014,6.6000,6.2000,
2015,5.0000,5.3000,
2016,4.5000,4.9000,
2017,3.7000,4.4000,

year,nfp_earn,us_nfp_earn,
2012,38180.00,42068.00,
2013,39850.00,42900.00,
2014,40930.00,43888.00,
2015,40710.00,44928.00,
2016,41090.00,45812.00,
2017,43170.00,47112.00,

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	6,630	50.0	1.0	$73,690
Business and Financial Operations	4,680	35.3	0.7	$54,160
IT and Mathematical	2,190	16.5	0.6	$55,360
Architecture and Engineering	1,470	11.1	0.6	$68,990
Life, Physical, and Social Sciences	670	5.1	0.6	$47,200
Community and Social Services	1,830	13.8	1.0	$40,000
Legal and Judicial	560	4.3	0.6	N/A
Education, Training, and Library	12,230	92.2	1.5	$46,910
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	1,580	11.9	0.9	$33,890
Healthcare Practitioners and Technicians	8,230	62.1	1.1	$56,640
Healthcare Support	4,340	32.7	1.1	$26,680
Protective Services	2,730	20.6	0.9	$36,250
Food Preparation and Serving Related	12,920	97.4	1.1	$19,520
Building, Grounds Cleaning, and Maintenance	4,430	33.4	1.1	$24,600
Personal Care and Services	3,640	27.4	0.9	$20,690
Sales and Related	12,760	96.2	0.9	$24,940
Office and Administrative Support	19,190	144.7	0.9	$31,040
Construction and Extraction	4,560	34.4	0.9	$43,350
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	6,320	47.6	1.2	$37,230
Production	12,300	92.7	1.4	$31,670
Transportation and Material Moving	9,190	69.3	1.0	$29,560