Howard 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
	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Employment	36,410	37,691	38,485	38,764	39,847	3,437	9.44%
Total Private Employment	30,787	32,910	33,697	34,068	35,196	4,409	14.32%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	D	D	55	71	76	76	N/A
Mining	D	D	D	D	D	0	N/A
Construction	881	924	1,044	970	1,009	128	14.53%
Manufacturing	9,519	10,672	11,439	11,844	12,047	2,528	26.56%
Wholesale Trade	843	811	814	824	799	-44	-5.22%
Retail Trade	4,796	4,908	4,896	4,935	4,973	177	3.69%
Transport. and Warehousing	514	538	547	552	657	143	27.82%
Utilities	141	136	129	123	125	-16	-11.35%
Information	362	358	356	212	227	-135	-37.29%
Finance and Insurance	857	825	781	819	831	-26	-3.03%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	297	284	277	303	278	-19	-6.40%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	610	636	657	691	776	166	27.21%
Mgmt. of Companies	30	35	28	25	26	-4	-13.33%
Admin. and Waste Services	2,049	1,913	1,966	1,905	2,009	-40	-1.95%
Educational Services	98	113	151	163	189	91	92.86%
Health Care and Social Assistance	4,629	5,500	5,406	5,357	5,627	998	21.56%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	190	181	161	165	155	-35	-18.42%
Accommodation and Food Service	3,848	4,017	3,975	4,057	4,258	410	10.65%
Other Services	1,045	992	1,001	1,034	1,119	74	7.08%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	5,623	4,781	4,788	4,696	4,651	-972	-17.29%

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 8/30/17.

Establishments by Sector
	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Establishments	1,736	1,713	1,686	1,667	1,665	-71	-4.09%
Total Private Establishments	1,657	1,636	1,609	1,593	1,590	-67	-4.04%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	D	D	11	13	12	-3	-20.00%
Mining	D	D	D	D	D	0	0.00%
Construction	134	134	136	130	131	-3	-2.24%
Manufacturing	73	69	69	66	63	-10	-13.70%
Wholesale Trade	95	88	84	77	75	-20	-21.05%
Retail Trade	309	312	316	313	313	4	1.29%
Transport. and Warehousing	44	45	40	43	45	1	2.27%
Utilities	6	4	4	5	5	-1	-16.67%
Information	21	18	19	12	13	-8	-38.10%
Finance and Insurance	124	122	121	123	122	-2	-1.61%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	66	63	63	69	68	2	3.03%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	132	133	125	118	111	-21	-15.91%
Mgmt. of Companies	9	10	9	9	8	-1	-11.11%
Admin. and Waste Services	82	80	76	79	79	-3	-3.66%
Educational Services	13	16	17	18	19	6	46.15%
Health Care and Social Assistance	177	175	178	178	178	1	0.56%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	20	17	15	14	14	-6	-30.00%
Accommodation and Food Service	183	188	183	187	193	10	5.46%
Other Services	153	149	141	138	141	-12	-7.84%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	79	77	77	74	75	-4	-5.06%

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 January 2016.

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