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Kokomo, IN MSA labor market reports
Free archive of WageScape reports for Kokomo, IN MSA. Latest free edition: Finance, October 2026 — Kokomo unemployment climbs while finance talent stays scarce.
Finance
- October 2026 — Kokomo unemployment climbs while finance talent stays scarce.
- September 2026 — Kokomo finance pay splits from national trend as manufacturing drags.
Human Resources
- October 2026 — Kokomo factories price in a hiring wave that hasn't started.
- September 2026 — Kokomo's unemployment gap exposes a two-speed Indiana labor market
Information Technology
- October 2026 — Factory hiring boom squeezes Kokomo's IT talent pool.
- September 2026 — Kokomo IT pay outpaces state growth as manufacturing volatility persists
Life Sciences
- October 2026 — Kokomo pays a clinical-talent premium it has no local bench to support.
- September 2026 — Kokomo wages surge 10.6% as unemployment climbs on tariff drag.
General Market Conditions
- October 2026 — Kokomo's factory buildout meets a softening local jobless rate.
- September 2026 — Kokomo's wage gains mask a manufacturing economy under strain.
Restaurant Industry
- October 2026 — Kokomo restaurant pay falls as manufacturing jobs loom.
- September 2026 — Kokomo restaurant pay softens while Indiana wage floor stays frozen.