Bloomington
The Bloomington, Indiana, Metropolitan Statistical Area consists of two counties (Monroe and Owen) in south-central Indiana.* The city of Bloomington in Monroe County is the home of the flagship campus of Indiana University, and is the area's principal municipality and its anchor.
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The Bloomington Futurecast Event
Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025
Lunch served at 11:15 am.
Shreve Hall, Ivy Tech
200 Daniels Way,
Bloomington, IN 47404
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Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025
Join us to discuss how the changing economic environment will affect the local region, Indiana and the nation in the coming year.
This event is co-hosted by the Bloomington Rotary Club, the Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce, the IBRC and the Kelley School of Business.
What did we say last year about the Bloomington region?
Published December 2024
The latest forecast from the Center for Econometric Model Research (part of the Indiana Business Research Center) provides a somber trajectory for Bloomington jobs growth (employment by place of work). The metro area’s job levels have remained relatively static since 2023, reaching 75,000 or more jobs twice since 2022. Bloomington metro jobs are forecast to experience both growth and decline within a range of 1,000 jobs through 2026.
Wages for payroll jobs in the Bloomington metro saw significant post-pandemic increases that began to bottom out early in 2024. We forecast wages to climb again late in 2024 before converging at 4% in the second half of 2025 through 2026.
The Bloomington metro economy, as measured by real gross domestic product, is valued at $7.9 billion. Real GDP growth between 2019 and 2023 was 5% and less than half that of Indianapolis. We forecast Bloomington’s year-over-year real GDP growth for 2024 to end at 2.6% and climb to 3.1% in 2025.
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Each year in December, the Indiana Business Research Center publishes a special Outlook edition of the Indiana Business Review.
Published continuously since 1926, the Indiana Business Review is a quarterly publication that provides analysis and insight on economic and demographic issues.