Changing industrial trends caused shifts in the city's economic development. As in many mid-sized cities in the Rust Belt, deindustrialization, which began in the 1960s, impacted Muncie's economy. Several manufacturing plants closed or moved elsewhere. From 2001 to 2011, Muncie lost thousands of jobs as the city continued transitioning from a blue-collar workforce to a white-collar service economy primarily based on health care, education, and retail.
Changing industrial trends caused shifts in the city's economic development As in many mid-sized cities in the Rust Belt deindustrialization which began in the 1960s impacted Muncie's economy Several manufacturing plants closed or moved elsewhere From 2001 to 2011 Muncie lost thousands of jobs as the city continued transitioning from a blue-collar workforce to a white-collar service economy primarily based on health care education and retail