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
	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Employment	3,227	3,271	3,233	3,237	3,240	13	0.40%
Total Private Employment	2,576	2,627	2,564	2,565	2,555	-21	-0.82%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	426	438	484	465	470	44	10.33%
Mining	D	D	D	D	D	0	0.00%
Construction	129	125	116	108	114	-15	-11.63%
Manufacturing	581	515	481	452	417	-164	-28.23%
Wholesale Trade	130	139	140	127	130	0	0.00%
Retail Trade	223	246	261	282	288	65	29.15%
Transport. and Warehousing	126	171	164	131	112	-14	-11.11%
Utilities	D	D	D	D	D	0	0.00%
Information	D	D	0	D	D	-1	-100.00%
Finance and Insurance	108	103	105	114	113	5	4.63%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	16	18	20	22	22	6	37.50%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	68	59	52	72	93	25	36.76%
Mgmt. of Companies	0	0	0	0	0	0	N/A
Admin. and Waste Services	170	175	104	111	115	-55	-32.35%
Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0	0	N/A
Health Care and Social Assistance	217	222	239	257	270	53	24.42%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	D	D	D	D	D	10	40.00%
Accommodation and Food Service	312	328	303	329	309	-3	-0.96%
Other Services	20	32	37	38	42	22	110.00%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	651	644	670	672	685	34	5.22%

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 6/16/26.

Establishments by Sector
	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Establishments	281	291	291	290	298	17	6.05%
Total Private Establishments	251	260	262	261	269	18	7.17%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	21	23	26	26	26	5	23.81%
Mining	D	D	D	D	D	0	0.00%
Construction	34	34	33	34	34	0	0.00%
Manufacturing	24	22	19	18	17	-7	-29.17%
Wholesale Trade	23	20	22	25	22	-1	-4.35%
Retail Trade	33	34	35	34	37	4	12.12%
Transport. and Warehousing	23	26	25	27	27	4	17.39%
Utilities	D	D	D	D	D	1	100.00%
Information	D	D	0	D	D	0	0.00%
Finance and Insurance	11	10	10	10	10	-1	-9.09%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	7	9	10	10	10	3	42.86%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	18	19	21	19	23	5	27.78%
Mgmt. of Companies	0	0	0	0	0	0	N/A
Admin. and Waste Services	11	12	12	11	14	3	27.27%
Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0	0	N/A
Health Care and Social Assistance	9	10	11	12	12	3	33.33%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	D	D	D	D	D	1	100.00%
Accommodation and Food Service	22	22	19	17	18	-4	-18.18%
Other Services	13	16	15	13	15	2	15.38%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	30	31	29	29	29	-1	-3.33%

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 June 2026.

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