Noble 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	16,774	16,953	16,719	17,196	16,811	37	0.22%
Total Private Employment	15,000	15,184	14,961	15,383	14,955	-45	-0.30%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	179	173	163	170	171	-8	-4.47%
Mining	D	D	D	D	D	16	N/A
Construction	567	528	558	667	687	120	21.16%
Manufacturing	7,669	7,650	7,433	7,458	7,024	-645	-8.41%
Wholesale Trade	455	407	413	435	460	5	1.10%
Retail Trade	1,554	1,553	1,548	1,574	1,599	45	2.90%
Transport. and Warehousing	228	209	269	296	294	66	28.95%
Utilities	62	62	64	65	64	2	3.23%
Information	140	260	109	74	74	-66	-47.14%
Finance and Insurance	244	241	253	250	249	5	2.05%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	102	105	112	128	128	26	25.49%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	277	276	285	282	284	7	2.53%
Mgmt. of Companies	D	D	D	D	D	38	N/A
Admin. and Waste Services	781	857	905	1,002	809	28	3.59%
Educational Services	197	212	215	221	228	31	15.74%
Health Care and Social Assistance	1,033	1,105	1,100	1,193	1,235	202	19.55%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	70	73	73	78	84	14	20.00%
Accommodation and Food Service	995	1,011	1,001	1,002	991	-4	-0.40%
Other Services	401	415	412	439	521	120	29.93%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	1,774	1,770	1,758	1,813	1,856	82	4.62%

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	903	909	944	970	986	83	9.19%
Total Private Establishments	852	858	894	927	943	91	10.68%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	25	28	28	28	27	2	8.00%
Mining	D	D	D	D	D	1	50.00%
Construction	95	93	102	104	106	11	11.58%
Manufacturing	123	127	134	130	129	6	4.88%
Wholesale Trade	45	45	48	49	54	9	20.00%
Retail Trade	118	119	121	122	121	3	2.54%
Transport. and Warehousing	36	36	39	39	39	3	8.33%
Utilities	5	5	6	6	5	0	0.00%
Information	6	5	6	6	8	2	33.33%
Finance and Insurance	46	46	48	52	51	5	10.87%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	38	37	35	41	42	4	10.53%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	59	58	60	69	76	17	28.81%
Mgmt. of Companies	D	D	D	D	D	1	50.00%
Admin. and Waste Services	38	41	44	47	48	10	26.32%
Educational Services	7	7	7	8	7	0	0.00%
Health Care and Social Assistance	55	59	61	66	66	11	20.00%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	12	10	9	9	8	-4	-33.33%
Accommodation and Food Service	72	73	71	72	72	0	0.00%
Other Services	70	68	69	73	80	10	14.29%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	51	51	50	43	43	-8	-15.69%

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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