
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 | |||||||
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 5 Year Change | 5 Year % Change | |
Total Employment | 9,045 | 9,043 | 9,098 | 9,217 | 8,817 | -228 | -2.52% |
Total Private Employment | 7,734 | 7,724 | 7,773 | 7,873 | 7,427 | -307 | -3.97% |
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt | 389 | 321 | 291 | 293 | 305 | -84 | -21.59% |
Mining | D | D | D | D | D | 18 | N/A |
Construction | 590 | 569 | 597 | 586 | 300 | -290 | -49.15% |
Manufacturing | 2,622 | 2,615 | 2,600 | 2,643 | 2,496 | -126 | -4.81% |
Wholesale Trade | 376 | 316 | 309 | 322 | 296 | -80 | -21.28% |
Retail Trade | 1,042 | 1,054 | 1,018 | 1,060 | 1,042 | 0 | 0.00% |
Transport. and Warehousing | 192 | 163 | 190 | 302 | 263 | 71 | 36.98% |
Utilities | 141 | 160 | 156 | 164 | 176 | 35 | 24.82% |
Information | 63 | 58 | 60 | 57 | 46 | -17 | -26.98% |
Finance and Insurance | 185 | 188 | 193 | 194 | 188 | 3 | 1.62% |
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 58 | 66 | 67 | 61 | 58 | 0 | 0.00% |
Professional and Tech. Servs. | 124 | 131 | 142 | 153 | 167 | 43 | 34.68% |
Mgmt. of Companies | D | D | D | 3 | 3 | 3 | N/A |
Admin. and Waste Services | 281 | 290 | 282 | 265 | 251 | -30 | -10.68% |
Educational Services | 13 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 30.77% |
Health Care and Social Assistance | 762 | 699 | 706 | 714 | 727 | -35 | -4.59% |
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation | 180 | D | D | D | D | 65 | 36.11% |
Accommodation and Food Service | 539 | 626 | 659 | 636 | 640 | 101 | 18.74% |
Other Services | 162 | 191 | 193 | 188 | 190 | 28 | 17.28% |
Federal, State, & Local Govt. | 1,311 | 1,319 | 1,325 | 1,344 | 1,391 | 80 | 6.10% |
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 | 670 | 678 | 700 | 705 | 708 | 38 | 5.67% |
Total Private Establishments | 624 | 633 | 654 | 667 | 670 | 46 | 7.37% |
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt | 41 | 46 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 10 | 24.39% |
Mining | D | D | D | D | D | 0 | 0.00% |
Construction | 77 | 75 | 77 | 84 | 82 | 5 | 6.49% |
Manufacturing | 42 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 1 | 2.38% |
Wholesale Trade | 37 | 34 | 35 | 37 | 43 | 6 | 16.22% |
Retail Trade | 87 | 87 | 88 | 90 | 93 | 6 | 6.90% |
Transport. and Warehousing | 46 | 42 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 0 | 0.00% |
Utilities | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 75.00% |
Information | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | -5 | -41.67% |
Finance and Insurance | 44 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 39 | -5 | -11.36% |
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 3 | 13.04% |
Professional and Tech. Servs. | 33 | 31 | 36 | 43 | 41 | 8 | 24.24% |
Mgmt. of Companies | D | D | D | 3 | 3 | 1 | 50.00% |
Admin. and Waste Services | 34 | 34 | 38 | 39 | 37 | 3 | 8.82% |
Educational Services | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 66.67% |
Health Care and Social Assistance | 42 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 38 | -4 | -9.52% |
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation | 8 | D | D | D | D | 1 | 12.50% |
Accommodation and Food Service | 46 | 49 | 52 | 54 | 52 | 6 | 13.04% |
Other Services | 42 | 43 | 47 | 48 | 47 | 5 | 11.90% |
Federal, State, & Local Govt. | 46 | 46 | 46 | 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 May 2025.