Indiana Business Research Center

The IBRC provides and interprets economic information needed by businesses, governments and nonprofit organizations in Indiana and throughout the nation.

2017 Economic Forecasts

Some of the state's leading economic thinkers have created global, national, state and metro forecasts for 2017. Find them in the Indiana Business Review.

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IBRC News

Study: Indiana Population Grow Remains 'Sluggish' (Inside Indiana Business)

03/23/2017

A new analysis from the Indiana Business Research Center at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business suggests the state's population is growing about as slowly as it has in decades.

IU Kelley School of Business analysis: Many Indiana communities saw slow population growth in 2016

03/23/2017

Marion County, home to Indianapolis, is the state's largest county with 941,229 residents, making it the nation's 52nd most populous county. Fifty-three of the state’s 92 counties lost population from 2015 to 2016.

Life sciences industry growing in Midwest, Philadelphia

3/09/2017

In 2016, the state’s life sciences cluster employed more than 56,000 people at 1,687 companies, according to the most recent data provided to BioCrossroads by the Indiana Business Research Center at Indiana University.

Indy-area communities dominate list of fastest growing

5/19/2016

Ten of the 11 fastest-growing cities and towns in Indiana with a population of at least 5,000 residents are in the Indianapolis metro area.

Sluggish population growth becoming the norm

3/24/2016

Nearly three out of every four counties in Indiana saw a level of population change in 2015 that was lower than its average annual change from 2000 to 2010.

Business Outlook panel presents pessimistic economic forecast for 2016

11/5/2015

Disappointment over a struggling national economy this year likely will continue into 2016, as any gains are likely to be modest.

Federal grant supports economic development tool used nationally

10/28/2015

The IBRC has been awarded a grant of nearly half a million dollars from the Economic Development Administration in the U.S. Department of Commerce.

Indiana's housing market is back on track

10/2/2015

The state reached several milestones in 2015, with home prices now higher than before the recession and foreclosures at their lowest point in 14 years.