La Porte 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
	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Employment	40,369	38,209	38,691	39,746	40,907	538	1.33%
Total Private Employment	34,050	32,100	32,594	33,730	34,893	843	2.48%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	231	234	230	243	239	8	3.46%
Mining	20	20	22	21	20	0	0.00%
Construction	1,924	1,900	1,873	2,064	2,290	366	19.02%
Manufacturing	8,065	7,507	7,695	8,235	8,482	417	5.17%
Wholesale Trade	1,287	1,428	1,502	1,574	1,638	351	27.27%
Retail Trade	5,083	4,790	4,959	4,958	5,029	-54	-1.06%
Transport. and Warehousing	978	997	1,055	977	1,015	37	3.78%
Utilities	210	224	225	224	D	131	62.38%
Information	195	191	182	152	157	-38	-19.49%
Finance and Insurance	835	798	794	781	813	-22	-2.63%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	376	365	379	396	380	4	1.06%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	726	706	743	772	918	192	26.45%
Mgmt. of Companies	88	61	68	82	90	2	2.27%
Admin. and Waste Services	1,748	1,664	1,620	1,834	1,768	20	1.14%
Educational Services	386	379	372	359	357	-29	-7.51%
Health Care and Social Assistance	5,219	5,230	5,239	5,223	5,361	142	2.72%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	1,245	908	813	815	855	-390	-31.33%
Accommodation and Food Service	4,212	3,631	3,749	3,866	3,950	-262	-6.22%
Other Services	1,225	1,068	1,076	1,154	1,193	-32	-2.61%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	6,319	6,109	6,097	6,016	6,014	-305	-4.83%

Note: D = non-disclosable in compliance with the Bureau of Labor Statistics and/or State of Indiana confidentiality guidelines. Source: Indiana Department of Workforce Development, as of July 2024.

Establishments by Sector
	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Establishments	2,281	2,301	2,294	2,394	2,454	173	7.58%
Total Private Establishments	2,174	2,191	2,183	2,283	2,352	178	8.19%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	38	38	36	37	40	2	5.26%
Mining	4	4	4	4	4	0	0.00%
Construction	213	215	210	224	233	20	9.39%
Manufacturing	162	159	155	161	165	3	1.85%
Wholesale Trade	121	119	123	137	156	35	28.93%
Retail Trade	383	384	378	367	368	-15	-3.92%
Transport. and Warehousing	78	79	79	81	82	4	5.13%
Utilities	7	7	7	11	D	7	100.00%
Information	18	19	21	23	27	9	50.00%
Finance and Insurance	110	112	113	114	120	10	9.09%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	76	82	78	88	89	13	17.11%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	152	154	165	188	195	43	28.29%
Mgmt. of Companies	11	8	8	10	10	-1	-9.09%
Admin. and Waste Services	132	138	139	142	145	13	9.85%
Educational Services	15	21	24	24	23	8	53.33%
Health Care and Social Assistance	189	185	191	201	204	15	7.94%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	33	31	32	31	33	0	0.00%
Accommodation and Food Service	234	237	236	249	255	21	8.97%
Other Services	199	200	187	192	193	-6	-3.02%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	107	110	110	111	102	-5	-4.67%

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-disclosable 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 2024.

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