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
	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Employment	38,485	38,764	39,839	39,873	39,201	716	1.86%
Total Private Employment	33,697	34,068	35,188	35,290	34,613	916	2.72%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	55	71	76	84	88	33	60.00%
Mining	D	D	D	D	D	0	N/A
Construction	1,044	970	1,009	1,015	1,046	2	0.19%
Manufacturing	11,439	11,844	12,047	12,110	11,768	329	2.88%
Wholesale Trade	814	824	799	807	847	33	4.05%
Retail Trade	4,896	4,935	4,973	4,916	4,853	-43	-0.88%
Transport. and Warehousing	547	552	657	675	727	180	32.91%
Utilities	129	123	125	122	122	-7	-5.43%
Information	356	212	227	227	204	-152	-42.70%
Finance and Insurance	781	819	831	835	853	72	9.22%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	277	303	278	271	296	19	6.86%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	657	691	776	781	773	116	17.66%
Mgmt. of Companies	28	25	26	25	27	-1	-3.57%
Admin. and Waste Services	1,966	1,905	2,009	1,863	1,712	-254	-12.92%
Educational Services	151	163	189	148	147	-4	-2.65%
Health Care and Social Assistance	5,406	5,357	5,627	5,854	5,569	163	3.02%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	161	165	155	147	180	19	11.80%
Accommodation and Food Service	3,975	4,057	4,250	4,263	4,240	265	6.67%
Other Services	1,001	1,034	1,119	1,131	1,141	140	13.99%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	4,788	4,696	4,651	4,583	4,588	-200	-4.18%

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 5/22/19.

Establishments by Sector
	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Establishments	1,686	1,667	1,665	1,678	1,712	26	1.54%
Total Private Establishments	1,609	1,593	1,590	1,603	1,638	29	1.80%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	11	13	12	12	13	2	18.18%
Mining	D	D	D	D	D	-1	-33.33%
Construction	136	130	131	139	145	9	6.62%
Manufacturing	69	66	63	64	69	0	0.00%
Wholesale Trade	84	77	74	77	78	-6	-7.14%
Retail Trade	316	313	313	316	329	13	4.11%
Transport. and Warehousing	40	43	45	47	47	7	17.50%
Utilities	4	5	5	5	4	0	0.00%
Information	19	12	13	14	14	-5	-26.32%
Finance and Insurance	121	123	122	119	117	-4	-3.31%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	63	69	68	68	73	10	15.87%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	125	118	111	114	115	-10	-8.00%
Mgmt. of Companies	9	9	8	8	8	-1	-11.11%
Admin. and Waste Services	76	79	79	82	85	9	11.84%
Educational Services	17	18	19	19	18	1	5.88%
Health Care and Social Assistance	178	178	178	173	183	5	2.81%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	15	14	14	14	13	-2	-13.33%
Accommodation and Food Service	183	187	193	191	195	12	6.56%
Other Services	141	138	141	141	133	-8	-5.67%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	77	74	75	75	74	-3	-3.90%

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 2019.

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