
Gibson County, IN
Population | Education | Commuting | Labor Force | Industry | Income | Firm Size |
Employment
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 | 20,636 | 20,806 | 21,962 | 21,824 | 21,418 | 782 | 3.79% |
Total Private Employment | 19,277 | 19,451 | 20,607 | 20,492 | 20,089 | 812 | 4.21% |
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt | 220 | 224 | 251 | 262 | 206 | -14 | -6.36% |
Mining | 473 | 440 | 596 | 643 | 607 | 134 | 28.33% |
Construction | 294 | 296 | 338 | 381 | 374 | 80 | 27.21% |
Manufacturing | 10,449 | 10,459 | 11,063 | 10,859 | 10,719 | 270 | 2.58% |
Wholesale Trade | 388 | 405 | 488 | 507 | 475 | 87 | 22.42% |
Retail Trade | 1,453 | 1,544 | 1,604 | 1,630 | 1,596 | 143 | 9.84% |
Transport. and Warehousing | 731 | 889 | 1,021 | 971 | 990 | 259 | 35.43% |
Utilities | 424 | 403 | 353 | 350 | 355 | -69 | -16.27% |
Information | 29 | 28 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 13 | 44.83% |
Finance and Insurance | 149 | 170 | 177 | 181 | 177 | 28 | 18.79% |
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 107 | 110 | 87 | 95 | 93 | -14 | -13.08% |
Professional and Tech. Servs. | 202 | 216 | 353 | 389 | 418 | 216 | 106.93% |
Mgmt. of Companies | D | D | D | D | D | 11 | N/A |
Admin. and Waste Services | 1,404 | 1,437 | 1,354 | 1,271 | 1,169 | -235 | -16.74% |
Educational Services | 345 | 310 | 302 | 295 | 284 | -61 | -17.68% |
Health Care and Social Assistance | 1,239 | 1,161 | 1,213 | 1,269 | 1,279 | 40 | 3.23% |
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation | 49 | 48 | 41 | D | 42 | -7 | -14.29% |
Accommodation and Food Service | 1,063 | 1,057 | 1,049 | 994 | 928 | -135 | -12.70% |
Other Services | 253 | 250 | 260 | 296 | 323 | 70 | 27.67% |
Federal, State, & Local Govt. | 1,359 | 1,355 | 1,355 | 1,332 | 1,330 | -29 | -2.13% |
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 | 755 | 767 | 789 | 814 | 803 | 48 | 6.36% |
Total Private Establishments | 687 | 699 | 723 | 757 | 747 | 60 | 8.73% |
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt | 34 | 34 | 36 | 40 | 38 | 4 | 11.76% |
Mining | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | -1 | -11.11% |
Construction | 58 | 58 | 61 | 66 | 63 | 5 | 8.62% |
Manufacturing | 46 | 46 | 47 | 46 | 44 | -2 | -4.35% |
Wholesale Trade | 30 | 32 | 32 | 35 | 34 | 4 | 13.33% |
Retail Trade | 98 | 103 | 106 | 108 | 104 | 6 | 6.12% |
Transport. and Warehousing | 44 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 41 | -3 | -6.82% |
Utilities | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 33.33% |
Information | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 75.00% |
Finance and Insurance | 43 | 44 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 4 | 9.30% |
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 24 | 23 | 22 | 28 | 28 | 4 | 16.67% |
Professional and Tech. Servs. | 47 | 52 | 57 | 62 | 67 | 20 | 42.55% |
Mgmt. of Companies | D | D | D | D | D | 0 | 0.00% |
Admin. and Waste Services | 40 | 43 | 41 | 44 | 45 | 5 | 12.50% |
Educational Services | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | -1 | -14.29% |
Health Care and Social Assistance | 57 | 58 | 68 | 70 | 70 | 13 | 22.81% |
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation | 7 | 6 | 6 | D | 6 | -1 | -14.29% |
Accommodation and Food Service | 66 | 65 | 63 | 64 | 61 | -5 | -7.58% |
Other Services | 65 | 61 | 61 | 65 | 65 | 0 | 0.00% |
Federal, State, & Local Govt. | 68 | 68 | 67 | 57 | 56 | -12 | -17.65% |
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.