Shelby 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	17,083	17,063	17,416	18,519	18,915	1,832	10.72%
Total Private Employment	14,450	14,345	14,608	15,644	15,949	1,499	10.37%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	173	169	158	166	174	1	0.58%
Mining	73	82	86	86	88	15	20.55%
Construction	974	977	900	1,050	1,075	101	10.37%
Manufacturing	4,485	4,507	4,565	4,796	4,967	482	10.75%
Wholesale Trade	529	505	524	551	561	32	6.05%
Retail Trade	1,474	1,485	1,447	1,479	1,483	9	0.61%
Transport. and Warehousing	1,231	1,137	1,031	1,437	1,381	150	12.19%
Utilities	54	52	47	46	48	-6	-11.11%
Information	50	45	53	55	55	5	10.00%
Finance and Insurance	216	213	204	204	191	-25	-11.57%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	159	145	162	152	154	-5	-3.14%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	172	175	197	225	233	61	35.47%
Mgmt. of Companies	13	D	D	D	D	-5	-38.46%
Admin. and Waste Services	979	929	996	1,061	1,112	133	13.59%
Educational Services	47	43	49	52	50	3	6.38%
Health Care and Social Assistance	1,306	1,328	1,428	1,526	1,625	319	24.43%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	D	D	D	D	D	916	N/A
Accommodation and Food Service	1,221	1,310	1,402	1,389	1,395	174	14.25%
Other Services	399	393	469	419	436	37	9.27%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	2,633	2,718	2,808	2,875	2,965	332	12.61%

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	966	968	992	1,009	1,016	50	5.18%
Total Private Establishments	918	921	946	971	980	62	6.75%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	24	23	21	22	24	0	0.00%
Mining	6	6	6	6	6	0	0.00%
Construction	116	120	117	119	124	8	6.90%
Manufacturing	73	72	74	73	72	-1	-1.37%
Wholesale Trade	47	48	51	50	50	3	6.38%
Retail Trade	127	126	125	124	126	-1	-0.79%
Transport. and Warehousing	40	42	46	49	50	10	25.00%
Utilities	5	5	5	4	4	-1	-20.00%
Information	10	10	10	11	10	0	0.00%
Finance and Insurance	51	50	51	51	49	-2	-3.92%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	46	46	49	49	51	5	10.87%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	59	62	68	68	74	15	25.42%
Mgmt. of Companies	3	D	D	D	D	0	0.00%
Admin. and Waste Services	57	57	58	67	67	10	17.54%
Educational Services	5	5	7	9	7	2	40.00%
Health Care and Social Assistance	98	98	99	100	94	-4	-4.08%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	D	D	D	D	D	-1	-6.25%
Accommodation and Food Service	70	67	76	83	82	12	17.14%
Other Services	67	65	68	71	75	8	11.94%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	48	47	46	38	37	-11	-22.92%

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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