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
	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Employment	37,691	38,485	38,764	39,839	39,869	2,178	5.78%
Total Private Employment	32,910	33,697	34,068	35,188	35,286	2,376	7.22%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	D	55	71	76	84	84	N/A
Mining	D	D	D	D	D	0	N/A
Construction	924	1,044	970	1,009	1,015	91	9.85%
Manufacturing	10,672	11,439	11,844	12,047	12,110	1,438	13.47%
Wholesale Trade	811	814	824	799	807	-4	-0.49%
Retail Trade	4,908	4,896	4,935	4,973	4,912	4	0.08%
Transport. and Warehousing	538	547	552	657	675	137	25.46%
Utilities	136	129	123	125	122	-14	-10.29%
Information	358	356	212	227	227	-131	-36.59%
Finance and Insurance	825	781	819	831	835	10	1.21%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	284	277	303	278	271	-13	-4.58%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	636	657	691	776	781	145	22.80%
Mgmt. of Companies	35	28	25	26	25	-10	-28.57%
Admin. and Waste Services	1,913	1,966	1,905	2,009	1,863	-50	-2.61%
Educational Services	113	151	163	189	148	35	30.97%
Health Care and Social Assistance	5,500	5,406	5,357	5,627	5,854	354	6.44%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	181	161	165	155	147	-34	-18.78%
Accommodation and Food Service	4,017	3,975	4,057	4,250	4,263	246	6.12%
Other Services	992	1,001	1,034	1,119	1,131	139	14.01%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	4,781	4,788	4,696	4,651	4,583	-198	-4.14%

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 6/29/18.

Establishments by Sector
	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Establishments	1,713	1,686	1,667	1,665	1,683	-30	-1.75%
Total Private Establishments	1,636	1,609	1,593	1,590	1,608	-28	-1.71%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	D	11	13	12	12	-1	-7.69%
Mining	D	D	D	D	D	-1	-33.33%
Construction	134	136	130	131	140	6	4.48%
Manufacturing	69	69	66	63	65	-4	-5.80%
Wholesale Trade	88	84	77	74	77	-11	-12.50%
Retail Trade	312	316	313	313	316	4	1.28%
Transport. and Warehousing	45	40	43	45	47	2	4.44%
Utilities	4	4	5	5	5	1	25.00%
Information	18	19	12	13	14	-4	-22.22%
Finance and Insurance	122	121	123	122	119	-3	-2.46%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	63	63	69	68	69	6	9.52%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	133	125	118	111	114	-19	-14.29%
Mgmt. of Companies	10	9	9	8	8	-2	-20.00%
Admin. and Waste Services	80	76	79	79	82	2	2.50%
Educational Services	16	17	18	19	19	3	18.75%
Health Care and Social Assistance	175	178	178	178	173	-2	-1.14%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	17	15	14	14	14	-3	-17.65%
Accommodation and Food Service	188	183	187	193	192	4	2.13%
Other Services	149	141	138	141	141	-8	-5.37%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	77	77	74	75	75	-2	-2.60%

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 July 2018.

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