Clay County, IN

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Industry employment is tabulated as jobs by place-of-work. Keep in mind that people may hold multiple jobs and that each job is counted by its industry.

Average Employment by Sector
	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Employment	7,441	7,363	7,538	8,018	8,172	731	9.82%
Total Private Employment	6,218	6,190	6,386	6,867	6,955	737	11.85%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	47	28	34	29	36	-11	-23.40%
Mining	D	D	D	D	D	1	N/A
Construction	226	234	250	271	270	44	19.47%
Manufacturing	2,671	2,667	2,826	3,122	3,179	508	19.02%
Wholesale Trade	93	96	91	77	78	-15	-16.13%
Retail Trade	939	948	923	901	865	-74	-7.88%
Transport. and Warehousing	188	193	214	199	210	22	11.70%
Utilities	0	0	0	0	0	0	N/A
Information	56	50	49	61	52	-4	-7.14%
Finance and Insurance	138	131	127	132	125	-13	-9.42%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	26	25	31	35	38	12	46.15%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	72	71	72	75	75	3	4.17%
Mgmt. of Companies	D	D	D	D	D	7	N/A
Admin. and Waste Services	125	125	116	144	136	11	8.80%
Educational Services	D	D	D	D	D	20	N/A
Health Care and Social Assistance	700	700	671	750	786	86	12.29%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	49	41	33	35	34	-15	-30.61%
Accommodation and Food Service	598	602	611	710	743	145	24.25%
Other Services	246	243	276	290	301	55	22.36%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	1,223	1,173	1,152	1,151	1,217	-6	-0.49%

Note: D = non-discloseable in compliance with the Bureau of Labor Statistics and/or State of Indiana confidentiality guidelines. Source: Indiana Department of Workforce Development, as of 5/6/25.

Establishments by Sector
	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Establishments	503	498	515	518	531	28	5.57%
Total Private Establishments	457	452	471	484	499	42	9.19%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	16	12	12	12	13	-3	-18.75%
Mining	D	D	D	D	D	1	100.00%
Construction	53	52	54	57	60	7	13.21%
Manufacturing	34	31	32	33	33	-1	-2.94%
Wholesale Trade	14	15	19	19	19	5	35.71%
Retail Trade	76	79	78	74	72	-4	-5.26%
Transport. and Warehousing	32	30	32	35	37	5	15.63%
Utilities	0	0	0	0	0	0	N/A
Information	6	7	7	8	8	2	33.33%
Finance and Insurance	28	27	28	29	29	1	3.57%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	12	11	12	13	15	3	25.00%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	27	27	29	30	33	6	22.22%
Mgmt. of Companies	D	D	D	D	D	0	0.00%
Admin. and Waste Services	23	24	24	25	26	3	13.04%
Educational Services	D	D	D	D	D	1	50.00%
Health Care and Social Assistance	41	39	41	44	44	3	7.32%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	6	6	5	5	5	-1	-16.67%
Accommodation and Food Service	46	47	49	54	55	9	19.57%
Other Services	40	41	43	42	44	4	10.00%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	46	46	44	35	33	-13	-28.26%

Note: �Total employment represents the sum of total private sector and total government sector employment. �State and local government schools and hospitals are included in the government total. �Sectors may not sum to the total (or agree with BLS published total employment) due to suppression issues. �D = non-discloseable in compliance with the Bureau of Labor Statistics and/or State of Indiana confidentiality guidelines. �Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics & Indiana Department of Workforce Development, as of May 2025.

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