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Vigo County, IN
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-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 | 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-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.