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Lake County, IN
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Employment
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 | |||||||
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 5 Year Change | 5 Year % Change | |
| Total Employment | 194,764 | 194,663 | 185,299 | 182,471 | 185,299 | -9,465 | -4.86% |
| Total Private Employment | 166,796 | 166,863 | 158,097 | 155,704 | 159,191 | -7,605 | -4.56% |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt | 146 | 148 | 150 | 173 | 173 | 27 | 18.49% |
| Mining | 279 | 259 | 193 | 184 | 207 | -72 | -25.81% |
| Construction | 12,951 | 13,201 | 10,675 | 11,260 | 12,715 | -236 | -1.82% |
| Manufacturing | 26,270 | 26,106 | 24,042 | 23,024 | 24,125 | -2,145 | -8.17% |
| Wholesale Trade | 5,991 | 6,135 | 5,338 | 5,341 | 5,409 | -582 | -9.71% |
| Retail Trade | 25,779 | 25,197 | 24,212 | 23,522 | 23,456 | -2,323 | -9.01% |
| Transport. and Warehousing | 6,964 | 6,954 | 6,439 | 6,176 | 6,580 | -384 | -5.51% |
| Utilities | 1,605 | 1,690 | 1,702 | 97 | 6.04% | ||
| Information | 1,621 | 1,525 | 1,734 | 1,571 | 1,380 | -241 | -14.87% |
| Finance and Insurance | 4,798 | 4,600 | 4,475 | 4,265 | 4,189 | -609 | -12.69% |
| Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 2,324 | 2,274 | 2,085 | 2,057 | 2,077 | -247 | -10.63% |
| Professional and Tech. Servs. | 5,694 | 5,768 | 5,450 | 5,317 | 5,361 | -333 | -5.85% |
| Mgmt. of Companies | 1,735 | 1,535 | 1,505 | 1,520 | 1,465 | -270 | -15.56% |
| Admin. and Waste Services | 8,359 | 8,355 | 6,807 | 7,456 | 7,817 | -542 | -6.48% |
| Educational Services | 2,691 | 2,699 | 2,781 | 2,884 | 3,128 | 437 | 16.24% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 28,807 | 29,605 | 30,536 | 29,914 | 29,871 | 1,064 | 3.69% |
| Arts, Entertain., and Recreation | 7,079 | 7,240 | 6,851 | 6,537 | 6,384 | -695 | -9.82% |
| Accommodation and Food Service | 16,406 | 16,472 | 16,341 | 16,037 | 16,373 | -33 | -0.20% |
| Other Services | 7,272 | 7,120 | 6,740 | 6,776 | 6,779 | -493 | -6.78% |
| Federal, State, & Local Govt. | 27,968 | 27,800 | 27,202 | 26,767 | 26,108 | -1,860 | -6.65% |
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 July 2012.
| Establishments by Sector | |||||||
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 5 Year Change | 5 Year % Change | |
| Total Establishments | 10,119 | 10,255 | 10,248 | 10,176 | 10,290 | 171 | 1.69% |
| Total Private Establishments | 9,842 | 9,978 | 9,976 | 9,914 | 10,031 | 189 | 1.92% |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt | 14 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 64.29% |
| Mining | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | -1 | -9.09% |
| Construction | 1,187 | 1,159 | 1,114 | 1,051 | 1,021 | -166 | -13.98% |
| Manufacturing | 414 | 410 | 408 | 401 | 395 | -19 | -4.59% |
| Wholesale Trade | 605 | 631 | 633 | 623 | 633 | 28 | 4.63% |
| Retail Trade | 1,503 | 1,529 | 1,496 | 1,478 | 1,474 | -29 | -1.93% |
| Transport. and Warehousing | 341 | 353 | 369 | 365 | 388 | 47 | 13.78% |
| Utilities | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | -3 | -17.65% |
| Information | 86 | 91 | 97 | 98 | 93 | 7 | 8.14% |
| Finance and Insurance | 644 | 639 | 634 | 627 | 630 | -14 | -2.17% |
| Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 387 | 397 | 389 | 386 | 381 | -6 | -1.55% |
| Professional and Tech. Servs. | 939 | 955 | 956 | 961 | 983 | 44 | 4.69% |
| Mgmt. of Companies | 38 | 38 | 41 | 44 | 42 | 4 | 10.53% |
| Admin. and Waste Services | 443 | 443 | 457 | 466 | 482 | 39 | 8.80% |
| Educational Services | 143 | 147 | 149 | 151 | 153 | 10 | 6.99% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 1,109 | 1,135 | 1,157 | 1,178 | 1,207 | 98 | 8.84% |
| Arts, Entertain., and Recreation | 99 | 105 | 108 | 110 | 113 | 14 | 14.14% |
| Accommodation and Food Service | 885 | 914 | 918 | 906 | 951 | 66 | 7.46% |
| Other Services | 972 | 987 | 1,003 | 1,021 | 1,038 | 66 | 6.79% |
| Federal, State, & Local Govt. | 277 | 277 | 272 | 262 | 259 | -18 | -6.50% |
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 July 2012.
