Daviess 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	12,054	12,046	12,344	12,776	13,251	1,197	9.93%
Total Private Employment	10,166	10,146	10,406	10,819	11,269	1,103	10.85%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	116	143	138	176	208	92	79.31%
Mining	D	D	D	10	24	24	N/A
Construction	1,508	1,490	1,599	1,724	1,704	196	13.00%
Manufacturing	2,469	2,558	2,469	2,513	2,758	289	11.71%
Wholesale Trade	432	421	466	477	491	59	13.66%
Retail Trade	1,415	1,437	1,504	1,515	1,532	117	8.27%
Transport. and Warehousing	842	815	852	867	846	4	0.48%
Utilities	46	48	48	49	48	2	4.35%
Information	94	109	120	115	103	9	9.57%
Finance and Insurance	358	356	382	420	451	93	25.98%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	37	39	36	45	56	19	51.35%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	487	495	536	597	701	214	43.94%
Mgmt. of Companies	D	D	14	15	17	17	N/A
Admin. and Waste Services	194	198	220	218	248	54	27.84%
Educational Services	D	D	D	D	D	71	N/A
Health Care and Social Assistance	874	782	754	787	793	-81	-9.27%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	40	36	52	62	65	25	62.50%
Accommodation and Food Service	802	829	826	851	844	42	5.24%
Other Services	297	298	307	308	309	12	4.04%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	1,888	1,900	1,937	1,958	1,982	94	4.98%

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	897	908	940	959	981	84	9.36%
Total Private Establishments	854	866	897	923	945	91	10.66%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	34	39	38	41	44	10	29.41%
Mining	D	D	D	4	4	0	0.00%
Construction	185	188	195	196	203	18	9.73%
Manufacturing	99	101	104	109	110	11	11.11%
Wholesale Trade	32	33	41	44	48	16	50.00%
Retail Trade	104	100	103	103	102	-2	-1.92%
Transport. and Warehousing	47	48	49	51	48	1	2.13%
Utilities	4	4	5	5	5	1	25.00%
Information	11	12	13	13	14	3	27.27%
Finance and Insurance	48	48	46	48	53	5	10.42%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	16	15	13	16	20	4	25.00%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	58	58	64	70	72	14	24.14%
Mgmt. of Companies	D	D	4	4	5	2	66.67%
Admin. and Waste Services	19	20	22	24	25	6	31.58%
Educational Services	D	D	D	D	D	-1	-16.67%
Health Care and Social Assistance	64	64	65	65	66	2	3.13%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	6	7	7	8	7	1	16.67%
Accommodation and Food Service	52	53	55	54	54	2	3.85%
Other Services	66	66	67	64	62	-4	-6.06%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	43	42	43	36	36	-7	-16.28%

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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