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
	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Employment	10,807	10,910	10,681	10,864	10,786	-21	-0.19%
Total Private Employment	9,565	9,675	9,402	9,531	9,449	-116	-1.21%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	D	155	158	192	182	182	N/A
Mining	D	D	D	0	0	0	N/A
Construction	343	355	377	389	399	56	16.33%
Manufacturing	2,443	2,525	2,605	2,733	2,615	172	7.04%
Wholesale Trade	D	465	457	441	457	457	N/A
Retail Trade	990	1,018	1,002	1,013	1,009	19	1.92%
Transport. and Warehousing	1,396	1,421	1,383	1,367	1,354	-42	-3.01%
Utilities	D	D	15	16	14	14	N/A
Information	76	61	58	55	55	-21	-27.63%
Finance and Insurance	191	184	178	182	179	-12	-6.28%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	170	192	197	199	229	59	34.71%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	D	168	204	212	192	192	N/A
Mgmt. of Companies	D	D	D	0	0	0	N/A
Admin. and Waste Services	361	366	344	326	316	-45	-12.47%
Educational Services	12	9	7	7	8	-4	-33.33%
Health Care and Social Assistance	1,658	1,609	1,492	1,468	1,444	-214	-12.91%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	43	41	45	39	33	-10	-23.26%
Accommodation and Food Service	575	542	546	531	581	6	1.04%
Other Services	277	271	317	345	353	76	27.44%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	1,242	1,235	1,279	1,333	1,337	95	7.65%

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 6/29/18.

Establishments by Sector
	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Establishments	623	617	610	610	616	-7	-1.12%
Total Private Establishments	588	582	575	575	580	-8	-1.36%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	D	23	24	25	25	4	19.05%
Mining	D	D	D	2	2	1	100.00%
Construction	70	70	69	67	68	-2	-2.86%
Manufacturing	54	54	54	53	54	0	0.00%
Wholesale Trade	D	49	47	45	45	-2	-4.26%
Retail Trade	79	80	78	76	75	-4	-5.06%
Transport. and Warehousing	25	26	24	24	22	-3	-12.00%
Utilities	D	D	3	3	3	1	50.00%
Information	8	5	3	3	3	-5	-62.50%
Finance and Insurance	39	39	39	39	40	1	2.56%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	23	22	23	25	28	5	21.74%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	D	34	34	35	36	1	2.86%
Mgmt. of Companies	D	D	D	1	1	-1	-50.00%
Admin. and Waste Services	31	28	26	26	25	-6	-19.35%
Educational Services	4	4	4	4	3	-1	-25.00%
Health Care and Social Assistance	44	45	45	46	45	1	2.27%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	4	5	5	4	4	0	0.00%
Accommodation and Food Service	43	37	37	39	42	-1	-2.33%
Other Services	58	59	59	60	59	1	1.72%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	35	35	35	35	36	1	2.86%

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 2018.

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