Vigo County, IN

Select a topic:

Population

Education

Commuting

Labor Force

Industry

Income

Firm Size

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
	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Employment	47,808	44,922	45,267	45,569	45,583	-2,225	-4.65%
Total Private Employment	40,390	37,683	38,128	38,547	38,677	-1,713	-4.24%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	131	119	105	117	115	-16	-12.21%
Mining	28	23	21	21	20	-8	-28.57%
Construction	2,036	1,989	2,118	2,107	2,118	82	4.03%
Manufacturing	5,857	5,191	5,091	5,435	5,412	-445	-7.60%
Wholesale Trade	1,156	1,166	1,231	1,331	1,391	235	20.33%
Retail Trade	6,283	6,141	6,226	6,248	6,163	-120	-1.91%
Transport. and Warehousing	1,239	1,318	1,385	1,560	1,516	277	22.36%
Utilities	152	151	148	146	150	-2	-1.32%
Information	336	302	290	406	409	73	21.73%
Finance and Insurance	1,369	1,302	1,255	1,233	1,235	-134	-9.79%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	656	618	589	584	624	-32	-4.88%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	1,021	1,017	1,040	981	976	-45	-4.41%
Mgmt. of Companies	295	285	278	281	275	-20	-6.78%
Admin. and Waste Services	2,459	1,916	1,903	1,823	1,667	-792	-32.21%
Educational Services	1,150	1,074	1,106	1,135	1,168	18	1.57%
Health Care and Social Assistance	9,058	8,789	8,695	8,164	8,401	-657	-7.25%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	461	383	413	474	400	-61	-13.23%
Accommodation and Food Service	5,342	4,668	4,935	5,163	5,267	-75	-1.40%
Other Services	1,361	1,231	1,300	1,339	1,371	10	0.73%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	7,418	7,239	7,138	7,022	6,906	-512	-6.90%

Note: D = non-disclosable in compliance with the Bureau of Labor Statistics and/or State of Indiana confidentiality guidelines. Source: Indiana Department of Workforce Development, as of July 2024.

Establishments by Sector
	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Establishments	2,377	2,393	2,398	2,484	2,506	129	5.43%
Total Private Establishments	2,283	2,300	2,307	2,394	2,423	140	6.13%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	20	21	20	20	19	-1	-5.00%
Mining	6	5	5	5	5	-1	-16.67%
Construction	177	180	186	190	197	20	11.30%
Manufacturing	114	113	114	116	117	3	2.63%
Wholesale Trade	99	102	96	101	106	7	7.07%
Retail Trade	368	369	365	361	370	2	0.54%
Transport. and Warehousing	69	70	72	76	78	9	13.04%
Utilities	9	9	8	9	9	0	0.00%
Information	18	17	19	24	24	6	33.33%
Finance and Insurance	153	156	156	163	157	4	2.61%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	93	95	91	91	90	-3	-3.23%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	177	180	190	214	205	28	15.82%
Mgmt. of Companies	17	14	14	14	14	-3	-17.65%
Admin. and Waste Services	113	109	109	119	125	12	10.62%
Educational Services	23	24	25	26	24	1	4.35%
Health Care and Social Assistance	326	330	333	352	359	33	10.12%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	42	43	46	49	47	5	11.90%
Accommodation and Food Service	260	264	259	262	263	3	1.15%
Other Services	202	199	200	206	216	14	6.93%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	94	93	92	90	83	-11	-11.70%

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-disclosable 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.

Download Options

Please wait until page completely loads before changing format.