Newton 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	3,151	3,227	3,271	3,233	3,237	86	2.73%
Total Private Employment	2,451	2,576	2,627	2,564	2,565	114	4.65%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	416	426	438	484	465	49	11.78%
Mining	D	D	D	D	D	14	N/A
Construction	139	129	125	116	108	-31	-22.30%
Manufacturing	539	581	515	481	452	-87	-16.14%
Wholesale Trade	128	130	139	140	127	-1	-0.78%
Retail Trade	217	223	246	261	281	64	29.49%
Transport. and Warehousing	132	126	171	164	131	-1	-0.76%
Utilities	D	D	D	D	D	11	N/A
Information	D	D	D	0	D	1	N/A
Finance and Insurance	108	108	103	105	114	6	5.56%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	11	16	18	20	22	11	100.00%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	57	68	59	52	72	15	26.32%
Mgmt. of Companies	0	0	0	0	0	0	N/A
Admin. and Waste Services	157	170	175	104	111	-46	-29.30%
Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0	0	N/A
Health Care and Social Assistance	225	217	222	239	257	32	14.22%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	D	D	D	D	D	33	N/A
Accommodation and Food Service	244	312	328	303	329	85	34.84%
Other Services	25	20	32	37	38	13	52.00%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	700	651	644	670	672	-28	-4.00%

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	289	281	291	291	292	3	1.04%
Total Private Establishments	257	251	260	262	263	6	2.33%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	21	21	23	26	26	5	23.81%
Mining	D	D	D	D	D	0	0.00%
Construction	33	34	34	33	34	1	3.03%
Manufacturing	24	24	22	19	18	-6	-25.00%
Wholesale Trade	20	23	20	22	25	5	25.00%
Retail Trade	35	33	34	35	35	0	0.00%
Transport. and Warehousing	23	23	26	25	27	4	17.39%
Utilities	D	D	D	D	D	1	100.00%
Information	D	D	D	0	D	0	0.00%
Finance and Insurance	11	11	10	10	10	-1	-9.09%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	8	7	9	10	10	2	25.00%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	16	18	19	21	19	3	18.75%
Mgmt. of Companies	0	0	0	0	0	0	N/A
Admin. and Waste Services	18	11	12	12	11	-7	-38.89%
Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0	0	N/A
Health Care and Social Assistance	8	9	10	11	12	4	50.00%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	D	D	D	D	D	0	0.00%
Accommodation and Food Service	22	22	22	19	17	-5	-22.73%
Other Services	14	13	16	15	14	0	0.00%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	32	30	31	29	29	-3	-9.38%

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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