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
	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Employment	36,134	35,295	34,549	35,063	35,752	-382	-1.06%
Total Private Employment	31,769	30,952	30,295	30,803	31,438	-331	-1.04%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	85	83	94	96	92	7	8.24%
Mining	D	D	D	D	D	18	N/A
Construction	1,180	1,246	1,189	1,295	1,957	777	65.85%
Manufacturing	10,845	9,806	9,066	9,282	9,047	-1,798	-16.58%
Wholesale Trade	794	745	778	781	797	3	0.38%
Retail Trade	4,431	4,528	4,515	4,417	4,408	-23	-0.52%
Transport. and Warehousing	739	752	720	752	739	0	0.00%
Utilities	139	134	128	127	127	-12	-8.63%
Information	164	172	170	187	181	17	10.37%
Finance and Insurance	872	879	834	825	808	-64	-7.34%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	264	252	273	287	296	32	12.12%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	712	748	751	771	783	71	9.97%
Mgmt. of Companies	23	23	18	19	19	-4	-17.39%
Admin. and Waste Services	1,290	1,159	1,043	924	836	-454	-35.19%
Educational Services	136	151	152	158	168	32	23.53%
Health Care and Social Assistance	5,163	5,000	5,015	5,312	5,561	398	7.71%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	121	145	153	146	247	126	104.13%
Accommodation and Food Service	3,689	3,993	4,122	4,183	4,128	439	11.90%
Other Services	1,101	1,117	1,255	1,220	1,227	126	11.44%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	4,365	4,343	4,254	4,260	4,314	-51	-1.17%

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	1,741	1,736	1,788	1,845	1,921	180	10.34%
Total Private Establishments	1,670	1,664	1,720	1,782	1,859	189	11.32%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	15	16	20	20	20	5	33.33%
Mining	D	D	D	D	D	0	0.00%
Construction	146	147	145	147	155	9	6.16%
Manufacturing	72	74	74	78	85	13	18.06%
Wholesale Trade	75	71	77	83	97	22	29.33%
Retail Trade	325	318	323	329	335	10	3.08%
Transport. and Warehousing	49	46	46	52	52	3	6.12%
Utilities	4	4	5	5	5	1	25.00%
Information	15	15	18	18	19	4	26.67%
Finance and Insurance	123	121	121	131	136	13	10.57%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	67	65	65	71	72	5	7.46%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	120	126	128	137	152	32	26.67%
Mgmt. of Companies	7	7	7	6	6	-1	-14.29%
Admin. and Waste Services	95	94	101	107	105	10	10.53%
Educational Services	19	19	18	16	16	-3	-15.79%
Health Care and Social Assistance	185	190	210	216	217	32	17.30%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	15	16	19	21	22	7	46.67%
Accommodation and Food Service	199	196	199	202	211	12	6.03%
Other Services	139	139	142	143	153	14	10.07%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	71	72	68	63	62	-9	-12.68%

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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