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Porter 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 | 57,291 | 57,100 | 53,866 | 54,453 | 55,409 | -1,882 | -3.28% |
| Total Private Employment | 49,665 | 50,138 | 46,801 | 47,586 | 48,535 | -1,130 | -2.28% |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt | 45 | 50 | 52 | 53 | 52 | 7 | 15.56% |
| Mining | D | 22 | 20 | 19 | D | N/A | N/A |
| Construction | 4,775 | 4,273 | 3,102 | 3,685 | 3,627 | -1,148 | -24.04% |
| Manufacturing | 9,164 | 9,717 | 9,134 | 8,870 | 9,238 | 74 | 0.81% |
| Wholesale Trade | 2,682 | 2,517 | 2,018 | 1,992 | 1,989 | -693 | -25.84% |
| Retail Trade | 7,088 | 7,175 | 6,789 | 6,734 | 7,008 | -80 | -1.13% |
| Transport. and Warehousing | 1,740 | 1,799 | 1,455 | 1,740 | 1,826 | 86 | 4.94% |
| Utilities | D | 277 | 294 | N/A | N/A | ||
| Information | 469 | 456 | 448 | 446 | 467 | -2 | -0.43% |
| Finance and Insurance | 1,253 | 1,141 | 1,121 | 1,103 | 1,121 | -132 | -10.53% |
| Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 611 | 568 | 530 | 502 | 506 | -105 | -17.18% |
| Professional and Tech. Servs. | 1,734 | 1,801 | 1,700 | 1,707 | 1,674 | -60 | -3.46% |
| Mgmt. of Companies | 153 | 170 | 138 | 168 | 132 | -21 | -13.73% |
| Admin. and Waste Services | 2,735 | 2,626 | 2,304 | 2,306 | 2,184 | -551 | -20.15% |
| Educational Services | 2,235 | 2,247 | 2,249 | 2,310 | 2,336 | 101 | 4.52% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 6,158 | 6,749 | 6,958 | 7,355 | 7,523 | 1,365 | 22.17% |
| Arts, Entertain., and Recreation | 611 | 566 | 583 | 518 | 496 | -115 | -18.82% |
| Accommodation and Food Service | 5,453 | 5,587 | 5,545 | 5,432 | 5,567 | 114 | 2.09% |
| Other Services | 2,310 | 2,402 | 2,370 | 2,369 | 2,475 | 165 | 7.14% |
| Federal, State, & Local Govt. | 7,626 | 6,962 | 7,065 | 6,867 | 6,874 | -752 | -9.86% |
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 | 3,565 | 3,622 | 3,596 | 3,508 | 3,556 | -9 | -0.25% |
| Total Private Establishments | 3,446 | 3,509 | 3,482 | 3,395 | 3,445 | -1 | -0.03% |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mining | D | 3 | 3 | 3 | D | N/A | N/A |
| Construction | 537 | 534 | 504 | 461 | 441 | -96 | -17.88% |
| Manufacturing | 141 | 145 | 146 | 145 | 149 | 8 | 5.67% |
| Wholesale Trade | 262 | 260 | 250 | 243 | 249 | -13 | -4.96% |
| Retail Trade | 421 | 427 | 414 | 401 | 405 | -16 | -3.80% |
| Transport. and Warehousing | 145 | 150 | 151 | 145 | 160 | 15 | 10.34% |
| Utilities | D | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 50.00% |
| Information | 34 | 38 | 38 | 35 | 40 | 6 | 17.65% |
| Finance and Insurance | 209 | 209 | 209 | 215 | 216 | 7 | 3.35% |
| Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 153 | 155 | 153 | 145 | 140 | -13 | -8.50% |
| Professional and Tech. Servs. | 350 | 363 | 359 | 360 | 373 | 23 | 6.57% |
| Mgmt. of Companies | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 21.43% |
| Admin. and Waste Services | 172 | 184 | 198 | 205 | 202 | 30 | 17.44% |
| Educational Services | 45 | 47 | 40 | 40 | 39 | -6 | -13.33% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 325 | 324 | 321 | 320 | 323 | -2 | -0.62% |
| Arts, Entertain., and Recreation | 42 | 40 | 43 | 39 | 43 | 1 | 2.38% |
| Accommodation and Food Service | 262 | 279 | 289 | 286 | 296 | 34 | 12.98% |
| Other Services | 320 | 324 | 333 | 326 | 337 | 17 | 5.31% |
| Federal, State, & Local Govt. | 119 | 113 | 114 | 113 | 111 | -8 | -6.72% |
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.
