Elkhart 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
	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Employment	137,274	141,264	131,391	127,101	126,933	-10,341	-7.53%
Total Private Employment	128,969	133,040	122,980	118,344	118,319	-10,650	-8.26%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	259	294	389	451	459	200	77.22%
Mining	D	D	D	D	D	-6	-10.91%
Construction	3,820	4,111	4,305	4,204	4,557	737	19.29%
Manufacturing	72,667	75,007	64,827	60,633	60,299	-12,368	-17.02%
Wholesale Trade	6,897	7,114	7,018	7,005	7,138	241	3.49%
Retail Trade	9,530	10,006	10,179	9,748	9,417	-113	-1.19%
Transport. and Warehousing	2,438	2,563	2,451	2,297	2,108	-330	-13.54%
Utilities	127	129	147	192	200	73	57.48%
Information	336	418	449	472	460	124	36.90%
Finance and Insurance	1,711	1,720	1,755	1,790	1,821	110	6.43%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	927	840	892	1,028	1,064	137	14.78%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	1,862	1,927	2,115	2,211	2,258	396	21.27%
Mgmt. of Companies	2,705	2,958	2,678	2,588	2,593	-112	-4.14%
Admin. and Waste Services	5,049	4,964	4,170	3,978	4,021	-1,028	-20.36%
Educational Services	660	708	776	755	748	88	13.33%
Health Care and Social Assistance	10,602	10,449	10,799	11,090	11,139	537	5.07%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	364	408	418	467	446	82	22.53%
Accommodation and Food Service	6,322	6,753	7,004	6,843	6,911	589	9.32%
Other Services	2,640	2,612	2,556	2,545	2,631	-9	-0.34%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	8,305	8,223	8,411	8,756	8,614	309	3.72%

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	4,925	5,062	5,207	5,289	5,385	460	9.34%
Total Private Establishments	4,842	4,981	5,133	5,215	5,313	471	9.73%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	44	47	52	55	54	10	22.73%
Mining	D	D	D	D	D	2	50.00%
Construction	488	499	515	549	566	78	15.98%
Manufacturing	801	838	858	859	873	72	8.99%
Wholesale Trade	422	427	437	440	455	33	7.82%
Retail Trade	700	688	706	696	685	-15	-2.14%
Transport. and Warehousing	208	220	218	215	212	4	1.92%
Utilities	5	6	8	8	9	4	80.00%
Information	37	39	48	53	51	14	37.84%
Finance and Insurance	214	220	215	222	220	6	2.80%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	166	168	174	190	201	35	21.08%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	330	355	375	392	414	84	25.45%
Mgmt. of Companies	36	38	37	42	44	8	22.22%
Admin. and Waste Services	206	226	243	249	246	40	19.42%
Educational Services	24	28	38	36	35	11	45.83%
Health Care and Social Assistance	343	360	373	374	389	46	13.41%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	47	49	47	50	50	3	6.38%
Accommodation and Food Service	376	384	399	397	402	26	6.91%
Other Services	392	388	390	388	402	10	2.55%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	83	81	74	74	72	-11	-13.25%

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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