Vigo 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	44,922	45,267	45,569	45,551	46,131	1,209	2.69%
Total Private Employment	37,683	38,128	38,547	38,645	39,203	1,520	4.03%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	119	105	117	115	103	-16	-13.45%
Mining	23	21	21	20	18	-5	-21.74%
Construction	1,989	2,118	2,107	2,118	2,118	129	6.49%
Manufacturing	5,191	5,091	5,435	5,412	5,486	295	5.68%
Wholesale Trade	1,166	1,231	1,331	1,391	1,460	294	25.21%
Retail Trade	6,141	6,226	6,248	6,163	5,990	-151	-2.46%
Transport. and Warehousing	1,318	1,385	1,560	1,516	1,472	154	11.68%
Utilities	151	148	146	150	152	1	0.66%
Information	302	290	406	409	431	129	42.72%
Finance and Insurance	1,302	1,255	1,233	1,235	1,198	-104	-7.99%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	618	589	584	624	632	14	2.27%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	1,017	1,040	981	976	968	-49	-4.82%
Mgmt. of Companies	285	278	281	275	334	49	17.19%
Admin. and Waste Services	1,916	1,903	1,823	1,667	1,523	-393	-20.51%
Educational Services	1,074	1,106	1,135	1,168	1,163	89	8.29%
Health Care and Social Assistance	8,789	8,695	8,164	8,368	8,763	-26	-0.30%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	383	413	474	400	415	32	8.36%
Accommodation and Food Service	4,668	4,935	5,163	5,267	5,565	897	19.22%
Other Services	1,231	1,300	1,339	1,371	1,410	179	14.54%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	7,239	7,138	7,022	6,906	6,929	-310	-4.28%

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	2,393	2,398	2,484	2,506	2,538	145	6.06%
Total Private Establishments	2,300	2,307	2,394	2,423	2,456	156	6.78%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	21	20	20	19	19	-2	-9.52%
Mining	5	5	5	5	5	0	0.00%
Construction	180	186	190	197	206	26	14.44%
Manufacturing	113	114	116	117	120	7	6.19%
Wholesale Trade	102	96	101	106	115	13	12.75%
Retail Trade	369	365	361	370	367	-2	-0.54%
Transport. and Warehousing	70	72	76	78	80	10	14.29%
Utilities	9	8	9	9	9	0	0.00%
Information	17	19	24	24	23	6	35.29%
Finance and Insurance	156	156	163	157	156	0	0.00%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	95	91	91	90	96	1	1.05%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	180	190	214	205	203	23	12.78%
Mgmt. of Companies	14	14	14	14	15	1	7.14%
Admin. and Waste Services	109	109	119	125	130	21	19.27%
Educational Services	24	25	26	24	26	2	8.33%
Health Care and Social Assistance	330	333	352	358	359	29	8.79%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	43	46	49	47	51	8	18.60%
Accommodation and Food Service	264	259	262	263	256	-8	-3.03%
Other Services	199	200	206	216	223	24	12.06%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	93	92	90	83	82	-11	-11.83%

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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