By Erica Dombey, President, Executive Director, Regional Development Company (RDC) Jobs, jobs, jobs. That has been the focus of the country for the past five years. Municipalities tout their creation. Politicians promise to create more of them. Incentives for businesses depend on them. But how important is job creation, really?
Let’s look at some numbers from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development . In October 2019, there were 101,383 unemployment claims in the state of Indiana. In November 2019 there were 134,117 job openings in the state. The labor force in Indiana (those working or who want to work) is […]
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