Study Finds Pandemic Exacerbated Indiana's Preexisting Economic Issues
1:23 The report defines a “good job” as one that covers local cost of living for an individual with or without one dependent plus employer health insurance. In Indiana the average for a job to be considered “good” is an annual salary of $36,900. Nationally, 39 percent of workers are in “good jobs.” Indiana’s rate is higher, but would need to increase by about 10 percentage points to be competitive with some of the leading states. The demographics of who has a “good job” shows disparities between many groups. Only about a third of Hoosier women in the state are in a “good j...