Jefferson 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	11,787	12,218	12,512	12,651	12,850	1,063	9.02%
Total Private Employment	9,662	10,106	10,287	10,326	10,449	787	8.15%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	17	27	26	22	24	7	41.18%
Mining	0	0	0	D	D	1	N/A
Construction	248	266	273	291	303	55	22.18%
Manufacturing	2,775	2,964	2,970	2,940	2,970	195	7.03%
Wholesale Trade	151	143	159	154	153	2	1.32%
Retail Trade	1,793	1,796	1,801	1,845	1,888	95	5.30%
Transport. and Warehousing	260	269	271	291	286	26	10.00%
Utilities	D	D	D	D	D	272	N/A
Information	50	30	45	48	59	9	18.00%
Finance and Insurance	190	179	179	180	175	-15	-7.89%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	99	108	91	84	90	-9	-9.09%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	179	196	203	204	206	27	15.08%
Mgmt. of Companies	45	55	51	D	D	-7	-15.56%
Admin. and Waste Services	266	323	380	362	350	84	31.58%
Educational Services	346	D	D	D	D	15	4.34%
Health Care and Social Assistance	1,605	1,690	1,645	1,710	1,725	120	7.48%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	33	36	38	33	29	-4	-12.12%
Accommodation and Food Service	1,092	1,174	1,293	1,281	1,278	186	17.03%
Other Services	211	204	225	225	244	33	15.64%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	2,125	2,112	2,226	2,325	2,402	277	13.04%

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	671	691	710	708	727	56	8.35%
Total Private Establishments	621	642	662	666	685	64	10.31%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	6	6	5	6	7	1	16.67%
Mining	0	0	0	D	D	1	N/A
Construction	45	44	51	50	52	7	15.56%
Manufacturing	54	53	52	52	54	0	0.00%
Wholesale Trade	22	29	32	32	35	13	59.09%
Retail Trade	115	116	116	120	122	7	6.09%
Transport. and Warehousing	15	17	17	16	16	1	6.67%
Utilities	D	D	D	D	D	0	0.00%
Information	8	5	7	8	12	4	50.00%
Finance and Insurance	43	42	38	38	39	-4	-9.30%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	33	34	33	31	29	-4	-12.12%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	38	42	48	49	52	14	36.84%
Mgmt. of Companies	3	3	3	D	D	1	33.33%
Admin. and Waste Services	21	21	24	26	26	5	23.81%
Educational Services	6	D	D	D	D	1	16.67%
Health Care and Social Assistance	72	80	79	81	81	9	12.50%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	7	8	7	7	8	1	14.29%
Accommodation and Food Service	76	79	81	77	76	0	0.00%
Other Services	48	48	54	55	57	9	18.75%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	50	49	49	42	42	-8	-16.00%

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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