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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
 202020212022202320245 Year
Change
5 Year
% Change
Total Employment36,13435,29534,54935,06335,752-382-1.06%
Total Private Employment31,76930,95230,29530,80331,438-331-1.04%
  Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt858394969278.24%
  MiningDDDDD18N/A
  Construction1,1801,2461,1891,2951,95777765.85%
  Manufacturing10,8459,8069,0669,2829,047-1,798-16.58%
  Wholesale Trade79474577878179730.38%
  Retail Trade4,4314,5284,5154,4174,408-23-0.52%
  Transport. and Warehousing73975272075273900.00%
  Utilities139134128127127-12-8.63%
  Information1641721701871811710.37%
  Finance and Insurance872879834825808-64-7.34%
  Real Estate, Rental, Leasing2642522732872963212.12%
  Professional and Tech. Servs.712748751771783719.97%
  Mgmt. of Companies2323181919-4-17.39%
  Admin. and Waste Services1,2901,1591,043924836-454-35.19%
  Educational Services1361511521581683223.53%
  Health Care and Social Assistance5,1635,0005,0155,3125,5613987.71%
  Arts, Entertain., and Recreation121145153146247126104.13%
  Accommodation and Food Service3,6893,9934,1224,1834,12843911.90%
  Other Services1,1011,1171,2551,2201,22712611.44%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.4,3654,3434,2544,2604,314-51-1.17%
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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
 202020212022202320245 Year
Change
5 Year
% Change
Total Establishments1,7411,7361,7881,8451,92118010.34%
Total Private Establishments1,6701,6641,7201,7821,85918911.32%
  Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt1516202020533.33%
  MiningDDDDD00.00%
  Construction14614714514715596.16%
  Manufacturing72747478851318.06%
  Wholesale Trade75717783972229.33%
  Retail Trade325318323329335103.08%
  Transport. and Warehousing494646525236.12%
  Utilities44555125.00%
  Information1515181819426.67%
  Finance and Insurance1231211211311361310.57%
  Real Estate, Rental, Leasing676565717257.46%
  Professional and Tech. Servs.1201261281371523226.67%
  Mgmt. of Companies77766-1-14.29%
  Admin. and Waste Services95941011071051010.53%
  Educational Services1919181616-3-15.79%
  Health Care and Social Assistance1851902102162173217.30%
  Arts, Entertain., and Recreation1516192122746.67%
  Accommodation and Food Service199196199202211126.03%
  Other Services1391391421431531410.07%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.7172686362-9-12.68%
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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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