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
	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Employment	39,176	38,275	36,134	35,304	34,558	-4,618	-11.79%
Total Private Employment	34,588	33,714	31,769	30,961	30,304	-4,284	-12.39%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	88	75	85	83	94	6	6.82%
Mining	D	D	D	20	19	19	N/A
Construction	1,046	1,161	1,180	1,246	1,190	144	13.77%
Manufacturing	11,768	11,252	10,845	9,806	9,066	-2,702	-22.96%
Wholesale Trade	844	835	794	745	779	-65	-7.70%
Retail Trade	4,831	4,709	4,431	4,537	4,518	-313	-6.48%
Transport. and Warehousing	727	704	739	752	720	-7	-0.96%
Utilities	122	127	139	134	128	6	4.92%
Information	204	193	164	172	170	-34	-16.67%
Finance and Insurance	854	842	872	879	834	-20	-2.34%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	296	279	264	252	273	-23	-7.77%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	773	781	712	748	751	-22	-2.85%
Mgmt. of Companies	27	24	23	23	18	-9	-33.33%
Admin. and Waste Services	1,712	1,412	1,290	1,159	1,045	-667	-38.96%
Educational Services	147	145	136	151	152	5	3.40%
Health Care and Social Assistance	5,572	5,492	5,163	5,000	5,015	-557	-10.00%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	180	177	121	145	153	-27	-15.00%
Accommodation and Food Service	4,238	4,279	3,689	3,993	4,125	-113	-2.67%
Other Services	1,141	1,210	1,101	1,117	1,256	115	10.08%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	4,588	4,561	4,365	4,343	4,254	-334	-7.28%

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 August 2023.

Establishments by Sector
	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Establishments	1,705	1,727	1,741	1,737	1,789	84	4.93%
Total Private Establishments	1,631	1,654	1,670	1,665	1,720	89	5.46%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	13	14	15	16	20	7	53.85%
Mining	D	D	D	2	2	0	0.00%
Construction	144	148	146	147	145	1	0.69%
Manufacturing	69	68	72	74	74	5	7.25%
Wholesale Trade	78	79	75	71	77	-1	-1.28%
Retail Trade	324	328	325	319	323	-1	-0.31%
Transport. and Warehousing	46	46	49	46	46	0	0.00%
Utilities	4	4	4	4	5	1	25.00%
Information	14	15	15	15	18	4	28.57%
Finance and Insurance	117	123	123	121	121	4	3.42%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	72	69	67	65	65	-7	-9.72%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	115	118	120	126	128	13	11.30%
Mgmt. of Companies	8	6	7	7	7	-1	-12.50%
Admin. and Waste Services	85	86	95	94	101	16	18.82%
Educational Services	18	18	19	19	18	0	0.00%
Health Care and Social Assistance	184	185	185	190	212	28	15.22%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	13	14	15	16	19	6	46.15%
Accommodation and Food Service	194	197	199	196	198	4	2.06%
Other Services	133	136	139	139	142	9	6.77%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	74	73	71	72	68	-6	-8.11%

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 August 2023.

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