Dubois 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 | 27,449 | 27,525 | 27,926 | 27,984 | 27,897 | 448 | 1.63% |
| Total Private Employment | 25,194 | 25,284 | 25,612 | 25,623 | 25,555 | 361 | 1.43% |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt | 384 | 396 | 435 | 452 | 494 | 110 | 28.65% |
| Mining | D | D | D | D | D | 1 | 14.29% |
| Construction | 1,098 | 1,120 | 1,092 | 1,106 | 1,119 | 21 | 1.91% |
| Manufacturing | 10,410 | 10,481 | 10,614 | 10,728 | 10,753 | 343 | 3.29% |
| Wholesale Trade | 1,469 | 1,504 | 1,521 | 1,401 | 1,491 | 22 | 1.50% |
| Retail Trade | 2,943 | 2,907 | 2,977 | 3,011 | 3,052 | 109 | 3.70% |
| Transport. and Warehousing | 722 | 716 | 673 | 614 | 616 | -106 | -14.68% |
| Utilities | 56 | 57 | 58 | 56 | 57 | 1 | 1.79% |
| Information | 151 | 172 | 163 | 113 | 109 | -42 | -27.81% |
| Finance and Insurance | 458 | 472 | 467 | 487 | 492 | 34 | 7.42% |
| Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 106 | 119 | 132 | 173 | 134 | 28 | 26.42% |
| Professional and Tech. Servs. | 575 | 584 | 603 | 596 | 583 | 8 | 1.39% |
| Mgmt. of Companies | 377 | 365 | 361 | 360 | 269 | -108 | -28.65% |
| Admin. and Waste Services | 425 | 458 | 481 | 468 | 473 | 48 | 11.29% |
| Educational Services | D | D | D | D | D | 1 | 1.18% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 3,538 | 3,421 | 3,428 | 3,404 | 3,295 | -243 | -6.87% |
| Arts, Entertain., and Recreation | 147 | 164 | 191 | 269 | 264 | 117 | 79.59% |
| Accommodation and Food Service | 1,748 | 1,770 | 1,818 | 1,786 | 1,769 | 21 | 1.20% |
| Other Services | 495 | 485 | 500 | 502 | 494 | -1 | -0.20% |
| Federal, State, & Local Govt. | 2,255 | 2,242 | 2,314 | 2,362 | 2,342 | 87 | 3.86% |
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 | 1,321 | 1,356 | 1,374 | 1,392 | 1,414 | 93 | 7.04% |
| Total Private Establishments | 1,269 | 1,304 | 1,327 | 1,345 | 1,366 | 97 | 7.64% |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt | 52 | 55 | 59 | 58 | 63 | 11 | 21.15% |
| Mining | D | D | D | D | D | -1 | -50.00% |
| Construction | 144 | 150 | 159 | 158 | 158 | 14 | 9.72% |
| Manufacturing | 101 | 105 | 105 | 104 | 106 | 5 | 4.95% |
| Wholesale Trade | 83 | 85 | 81 | 82 | 82 | -1 | -1.20% |
| Retail Trade | 205 | 207 | 205 | 204 | 207 | 2 | 0.98% |
| Transport. and Warehousing | 57 | 59 | 59 | 56 | 57 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Utilities | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Information | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finance and Insurance | 80 | 81 | 80 | 82 | 85 | 5 | 6.25% |
| Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 26 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 34 | 8 | 30.77% |
| Professional and Tech. Servs. | 83 | 91 | 94 | 99 | 102 | 19 | 22.89% |
| Mgmt. of Companies | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Admin. and Waste Services | 53 | 53 | 56 | 55 | 52 | -1 | -1.89% |
| Educational Services | D | D | D | D | D | -1 | -20.00% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 122 | 121 | 122 | 133 | 139 | 17 | 13.93% |
| Arts, Entertain., and Recreation | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 6 | 40.00% |
| Accommodation and Food Service | 113 | 117 | 117 | 119 | 121 | 8 | 7.08% |
| Other Services | 101 | 103 | 106 | 108 | 108 | 7 | 6.93% |
| Federal, State, & Local Govt. | 52 | 52 | 47 | 47 | 48 | -4 | -7.69% |
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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