White 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 | |||||||
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 5 Year Change | 5 Year % Change | |
| Total Employment | 9,043 | 9,098 | 9,217 | 8,815 | 8,806 | -237 | -2.62% |
| Total Private Employment | 7,724 | 7,773 | 7,873 | 7,424 | 7,450 | -274 | -3.55% |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt | 321 | 291 | 293 | 305 | 316 | -5 | -1.56% |
| Mining | D | D | D | D | D | 3 | 20.00% |
| Construction | 569 | 597 | 586 | 300 | 340 | -229 | -40.25% |
| Manufacturing | 2,615 | 2,600 | 2,643 | 2,496 | 2,431 | -184 | -7.04% |
| Wholesale Trade | 316 | 309 | 322 | 295 | 273 | -43 | -13.61% |
| Retail Trade | 1,054 | 1,018 | 1,060 | 1,043 | 1,013 | -41 | -3.89% |
| Transport. and Warehousing | 163 | 190 | 302 | 263 | 260 | 97 | 59.51% |
| Utilities | 160 | 156 | 164 | 176 | 190 | 30 | 18.75% |
| Information | 58 | 60 | 57 | 46 | 37 | -21 | -36.21% |
| Finance and Insurance | 188 | 193 | 194 | 188 | 191 | 3 | 1.60% |
| Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 66 | 67 | 61 | 58 | 53 | -13 | -19.70% |
| Professional and Tech. Servs. | 131 | 142 | 153 | 167 | 168 | 37 | 28.24% |
| Mgmt. of Companies | D | D | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Admin. and Waste Services | 290 | 282 | 265 | 251 | 260 | -30 | -10.34% |
| Educational Services | 15 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 8 | 53.33% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 699 | 706 | 714 | 727 | 741 | 42 | 6.01% |
| Arts, Entertain., and Recreation | D | D | D | D | D | 19 | 7.69% |
| Accommodation and Food Service | 626 | 659 | 636 | 639 | 663 | 37 | 5.91% |
| Other Services | 191 | 193 | 188 | 190 | 206 | 15 | 7.85% |
| Federal, State, & Local Govt. | 1,319 | 1,325 | 1,344 | 1,391 | 1,356 | 37 | 2.81% |
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 6/16/26.
| Establishments by Sector | |||||||
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 5 Year Change | 5 Year % Change | |
| Total Establishments | 678 | 700 | 705 | 705 | 714 | 36 | 5.31% |
| Total Private Establishments | 633 | 654 | 667 | 667 | 676 | 43 | 6.79% |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt | 46 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 6 | 13.04% |
| Mining | D | D | D | D | D | 0 | 0.00% |
| Construction | 75 | 77 | 84 | 82 | 89 | 14 | 18.67% |
| Manufacturing | 45 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 43 | -2 | -4.44% |
| Wholesale Trade | 34 | 35 | 37 | 43 | 43 | 9 | 26.47% |
| Retail Trade | 87 | 88 | 90 | 92 | 93 | 6 | 6.90% |
| Transport. and Warehousing | 42 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 42 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Utilities | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 60.00% |
| Information | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | -5 | -45.45% |
| Finance and Insurance | 54 | 51 | 38 | 39 | 40 | -14 | -25.93% |
| Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 3 | 13.04% |
| Professional and Tech. Servs. | 31 | 36 | 43 | 40 | 38 | 7 | 22.58% |
| Mgmt. of Companies | D | D | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 50.00% |
| Admin. and Waste Services | 34 | 38 | 39 | 37 | 40 | 6 | 17.65% |
| Educational Services | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 66.67% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 39 | 38 | 37 | 38 | 38 | -1 | -2.56% |
| Arts, Entertain., and Recreation | D | D | D | D | D | 0 | 0.00% |
| Accommodation and Food Service | 49 | 52 | 54 | 52 | 52 | 3 | 6.12% |
| Other Services | 43 | 47 | 48 | 47 | 49 | 6 | 13.95% |
| Federal, State, & Local Govt. | 46 | 46 | 38 | 38 | 38 | -8 | -17.39% |
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 June 2026.
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