Lake County, IN Highlights

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
 201820192020202120225 Year
Change
5 Year
% Change
Total Employment187,812188,820176,481180,655185,736-2,076-1.11%
Total Private Employment163,978165,834154,941159,508164,3864080.25%
  Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt2192272082292553616.44%
  Mining99114868784-15-15.15%
  Construction11,25811,20010,17210,80511,350920.82%
  Manufacturing23,41823,52521,84921,25022,170-1,248-5.33%
  Wholesale Trade5,5405,5755,2915,6846,14260210.87%
  Retail Trade23,92123,51522,47822,91222,886-1,035-4.33%
  Transport. and Warehousing6,5197,3928,1708,5288,2541,73526.61%
  UtilitiesDDDDD1,517N/A
  Information1,1171,1051,015939980-137-12.26%
  Finance and Insurance4,1414,1754,2224,5194,3982576.21%
  Real Estate, Rental, Leasing1,9772,0341,8871,8251,886-91-4.60%
  Professional and Tech. Servs.5,5485,6545,6606,4297,1091,56128.14%
  Mgmt. of Companies2,0361,9922,0132,0512,107713.49%
  Admin. and Waste Services9,82910,1638,9969,0889,9911621.65%
  Educational Services2,5762,6202,2442,2952,484-92-3.57%
  Health Care and Social Assistance32,57632,97331,38831,36231,308-1,268-3.89%
  Arts, Entertain., and Recreation5,5725,5374,0463,6933,500-2,072-37.19%
  Accommodation and Food Service19,16019,33516,86419,11920,4101,2506.52%
  Other Services6,8287,0816,6937,1087,55272410.60%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.23,83422,98621,54021,14721,350-2,484-10.42%
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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 August 2023.
Establishments by Sector
 201820192020202120225 Year
Change
5 Year
% Change
Total Establishments10,33110,31710,60810,74311,3321,0019.69%
Total Private Establishments10,10710,09310,38710,52711,1191,01210.01%
  Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt2527293032728.00%
  Mining10111099-1-10.00%
  Construction9709751,0071,0261,056868.87%
  Manufacturing402404402400416143.48%
  Wholesale Trade6015905896136727111.81%
  Retail Trade1,4811,4591,4851,4831,507261.76%
  Transport. and Warehousing4794905065365789920.67%
  UtilitiesDDDDD2068.97%
  Information717983931002940.85%
  Finance and Insurance616613618633660447.14%
  Real Estate, Rental, Leasing3763994134114315514.63%
  Professional and Tech. Servs.1,0109841,0351,0921,26725725.45%
  Mgmt. of Companies5654525865916.07%
  Admin. and Waste Services50051260356061811823.60%
  Educational Services147145144150160138.84%
  Health Care and Social Assistance1,2181,2261,2321,2531,273554.52%
  Arts, Entertain., and Recreation13413914113614064.48%
  Accommodation and Food Service1,0081,0091,0321,0391,075676.65%
  Other Services9759559789741,012373.79%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.224224221216213-11-4.91%
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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 August 2023.