Sources & References
Metro Job Market Pulse · Anderson, IN MSA · October 2026
Every advertised-pay, job-posting and industry figure in this briefing comes from WageScape's own database of active job postings. The sources below back the external facts cited in the written analysis.
Sources cited in this report
Key Indicators
Madison County average weekly wage of $993 vs national $1,654
Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW) — Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Q1 2026
This Month's Takeaways
Indiana statewide unemployment held at 3.3%, lowest since May 2023
Indiana Department of Workforce Development — State labor market announcement, August 2026
Local Economic Conditions
Madison County unemployment rate of 3.6% in July 2026
Bureau of Labor Statistics (LAUS) — County-level unemployment data
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson MSA unemployment rose from 3.0% to 3.4%
Bureau of Labor Statistics — MSA-level unemployment trend, May-June 2026
Open Threads in the Data
National wage growth of 3.0% against 3.4% inflation
Bureau of Labor Statistics — National wage and CPI data, September 2026
Looking Ahead
Indiana's $215 million Givaudan investment in Dearborn County
Indiana Economic Development Corporation — State investment announcement, September 2026
How the numbers are calculated
- Advertised pay is the median of the pay ranges employers publish in active job postings in this metro. It is not survey or payroll data.
- Percent changes compare the latest six full months with the six months before that, for the same metro and sector.
- Sectors group postings by the employer's industry (NAICS) classification into ten sectors. Where a metro has too few postings in a sector, the state figure is used instead.
- Role pay trends use the same comparison windows. "Stable" means a change of less than 3%; "moderate" 3–10%; "significant" more than 10%.
Official data for comparison