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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
 202020212022202320245 Year
Change
5 Year
% Change
Total Employment3,9874,0104,0654,1524,1341473.69%
Total Private Employment3,0853,1203,1623,2433,2101254.05%
  Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt118132166164115-3-2.54%
  Mining000000N/A
  Construction86971131181395361.63%
  Manufacturing677592669654636-41-6.06%
  Wholesale Trade767779801012532.89%
  Retail Trade5015285405635787715.37%
  Transport. and Warehousing63686994852234.92%
  Utilities00DDD1N/A
  Information373934324038.11%
  Finance and Insurance68771031141225479.41%
  Real Estate, Rental, Leasing2521151615-10-40.00%
  Professional and Tech. Servs.576064596147.02%
  Mgmt. of Companies000000N/A
  Admin. and Waste Services536505379452436-100-18.66%
  Educational ServicesDD17151414N/A
  Health Care and Social Assistance41542042643142492.17%
  Arts, Entertain., and Recreation2623212522-4-15.38%
  Accommodation and Food Service333391381332326-7-2.10%
  Other Services67818593973044.78%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.902890903909924222.44%
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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
 202020212022202320245 Year
Change
5 Year
% Change
Total Establishments322317326334338164.97%
Total Private Establishments297292301311315186.06%
  Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt1817171716-2-11.11%
  Mining000000N/A
  Construction303031303000.00%
  Manufacturing222123242314.55%
  Wholesale Trade1212121315325.00%
  Retail Trade5353555860713.21%
  Transport. and Warehousing1918181817-2-10.53%
  Utilities00DDD1N/A
  Information5565500.00%
  Finance and Insurance1515171717213.33%
  Real Estate, Rental, Leasing131110109-4-30.77%
  Professional and Tech. Servs.1417171519535.71%
  Mgmt. of Companies000000N/A
  Admin. and Waste Services1412121616214.29%
  Educational ServicesDD3332200.00%
  Health Care and Social Assistance2422232627312.50%
  Arts, Entertain., and Recreation76654-3-42.86%
  Accommodation and Food Service2929272725-4-13.79%
  Other Services2323242729626.09%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.2525252323-2-8.00%
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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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