Starke 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
	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Employment	4,188	3,987	4,010	4,065	4,152	-36	-0.86%
Total Private Employment	3,242	3,085	3,120	3,162	3,244	2	0.06%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	119	118	132	166	164	45	37.82%
Mining	0	0	0	0	0	0	N/A
Construction	88	86	97	113	118	30	34.09%
Manufacturing	796	677	592	669	654	-142	-17.84%
Wholesale Trade	77	76	77	79	80	3	3.90%
Retail Trade	551	501	528	540	563	12	2.18%
Transport. and Warehousing	53	63	68	69	94	41	77.36%
Utilities	0	0	0	D	D	1	N/A
Information	38	37	39	34	32	-6	-15.79%
Finance and Insurance	72	68	77	103	114	42	58.33%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	26	25	21	15	16	-10	-38.46%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	50	57	60	64	59	9	18.00%
Mgmt. of Companies	0	0	0	0	0	0	N/A
Admin. and Waste Services	509	536	505	379	452	-57	-11.20%
Educational Services	D	D	D	17	15	15	N/A
Health Care and Social Assistance	448	415	420	426	431	-17	-3.79%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	29	26	23	21	25	-4	-13.79%
Accommodation and Food Service	313	333	391	381	332	19	6.07%
Other Services	69	67	81	85	93	24	34.78%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	946	902	890	903	909	-37	-3.91%

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 July 2024.

Establishments by Sector
	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Establishments	317	322	317	326	334	17	5.36%
Total Private Establishments	292	297	292	301	311	19	6.51%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	19	18	17	17	17	-2	-10.53%
Mining	0	0	0	0	0	0	N/A
Construction	29	30	30	31	30	1	3.45%
Manufacturing	21	22	21	23	24	3	14.29%
Wholesale Trade	15	12	12	12	13	-2	-13.33%
Retail Trade	54	53	53	55	58	4	7.41%
Transport. and Warehousing	17	19	18	18	18	1	5.88%
Utilities	0	0	0	D	D	1	N/A
Information	5	5	5	6	5	0	0.00%
Finance and Insurance	14	15	15	17	17	3	21.43%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	13	13	11	10	10	-3	-23.08%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	14	14	17	17	16	2	14.29%
Mgmt. of Companies	0	0	0	0	0	0	N/A
Admin. and Waste Services	12	14	12	12	16	4	33.33%
Educational Services	D	D	D	3	3	2	200.00%
Health Care and Social Assistance	25	24	22	23	26	1	4.00%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	6	7	6	6	5	-1	-16.67%
Accommodation and Food Service	25	29	29	27	27	2	8.00%
Other Services	22	23	23	24	27	5	22.73%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	25	25	25	25	23	-2	-8.00%

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 July 2024.

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