De Kalb 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	20,789	21,445	21,856	21,720	22,194	1,405	6.76%
Total Private Employment	18,727	19,406	19,844	19,706	20,166	1,439	7.68%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	122	121	120	112	110	-12	-9.84%
Mining	56	56	60	63	D	-37	-66.07%
Construction	653	634	688	690	713	60	9.19%
Manufacturing	9,111	9,746	9,779	9,368	9,572	461	5.06%
Wholesale Trade	812	839	881	925	937	125	15.39%
Retail Trade	1,496	1,509	1,551	1,565	1,568	72	4.81%
Transport. and Warehousing	1,530	1,559	1,639	1,483	1,519	-11	-0.72%
Utilities	D	D	D	D	D	13	N/A
Information	59	67	68	66	68	9	15.25%
Finance and Insurance	298	308	340	363	395	97	32.55%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	117	115	118	183	192	75	64.10%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	430	464	524	648	651	221	51.40%
Mgmt. of Companies	117	123	125	135	142	25	21.37%
Admin. and Waste Services	588	584	585	615	555	-33	-5.61%
Educational Services	55	64	66	65	72	17	30.91%
Health Care and Social Assistance	1,408	1,309	1,347	1,426	1,502	94	6.68%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	168	166	160	158	171	3	1.79%
Accommodation and Food Service	1,265	1,305	1,363	1,392	1,521	256	20.24%
Other Services	435	434	424	443	446	11	2.53%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	2,062	2,040	2,013	2,014	2,028	-34	-1.65%

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	1,008	1,024	1,058	1,068	1,090	82	8.13%
Total Private Establishments	957	974	1,007	1,025	1,047	90	9.40%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	23	21	21	20	20	-3	-13.04%
Mining	6	5	5	4	D	-3	-50.00%
Construction	115	121	123	129	130	15	13.04%
Manufacturing	117	118	117	118	122	5	4.27%
Wholesale Trade	49	50	59	62	63	14	28.57%
Retail Trade	115	115	115	117	120	5	4.35%
Transport. and Warehousing	52	55	60	55	58	6	11.54%
Utilities	D	D	D	D	D	0	0.00%
Information	6	6	8	10	11	5	83.33%
Finance and Insurance	55	56	57	63	65	10	18.18%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	30	32	32	34	33	3	10.00%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	71	75	83	89	89	18	25.35%
Mgmt. of Companies	7	8	8	8	7	0	0.00%
Admin. and Waste Services	56	57	61	61	63	7	12.50%
Educational Services	6	7	7	7	8	2	33.33%
Health Care and Social Assistance	59	60	63	67	72	13	22.03%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	16	15	15	14	14	-2	-12.50%
Accommodation and Food Service	85	88	89	87	91	6	7.06%
Other Services	87	84	83	80	76	-11	-12.64%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	51	50	51	43	43	-8	-15.69%

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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