Wells 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	10,362	10,475	10,618	11,117	11,289	927	8.95%
Total Private Employment	9,102	9,195	9,332	9,821	9,972	870	9.56%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	155	172	175	171	186	31	20.00%
Mining	D	D	D	D	34	34	N/A
Construction	459	472	512	501	508	49	10.68%
Manufacturing	2,431	2,578	2,707	3,047	3,120	689	28.34%
Wholesale Trade	443	473	523	552	571	128	28.89%
Retail Trade	1,058	1,097	1,072	1,090	1,125	67	6.33%
Transport. and Warehousing	1,461	1,358	1,308	1,339	1,260	-201	-13.76%
Utilities	D	D	D	D	D	3	N/A
Information	52	51	50	56	52	0	0.00%
Finance and Insurance	164	146	143	158	175	11	6.71%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	144	130	147	164	168	24	16.67%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	187	194	210	202	231	44	23.53%
Mgmt. of Companies	D	D	D	D	D	11	N/A
Admin. and Waste Services	326	224	202	192	194	-132	-40.49%
Educational Services	D	D	D	D	D	6	N/A
Health Care and Social Assistance	1,358	1,304	1,253	1,304	1,364	6	0.44%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	12	D	D	D	D	-2	-16.67%
Accommodation and Food Service	503	509	544	561	537	34	6.76%
Other Services	297	437	432	434	417	120	40.40%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	1,260	1,279	1,286	1,296	1,318	58	4.60%

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	641	653	660	679	707	66	10.30%
Total Private Establishments	603	616	622	646	674	71	11.77%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	22	25	27	27	29	7	31.82%
Mining	D	D	D	D	3	1	50.00%
Construction	70	74	73	74	75	5	7.14%
Manufacturing	55	55	57	61	62	7	12.73%
Wholesale Trade	43	46	50	51	53	10	23.26%
Retail Trade	81	81	83	83	86	5	6.17%
Transport. and Warehousing	28	28	28	29	29	1	3.57%
Utilities	D	D	D	D	D	-1	-50.00%
Information	3	3	3	4	5	2	66.67%
Finance and Insurance	40	39	36	41	42	2	5.00%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	27	29	33	35	35	8	29.63%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	33	38	36	37	42	9	27.27%
Mgmt. of Companies	D	D	D	D	D	0	0.00%
Admin. and Waste Services	34	36	35	35	38	4	11.76%
Educational Services	D	D	D	D	D	-1	-33.33%
Health Care and Social Assistance	52	51	51	56	64	12	23.08%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	5	D	D	D	D	0	0.00%
Accommodation and Food Service	41	40	40	43	45	4	9.76%
Other Services	63	63	60	60	60	-3	-4.76%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	38	38	39	33	33	-5	-13.16%

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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