Gibson 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	20,806	21,962	21,824	21,424	21,549	743	3.57%
Total Private Employment	19,451	20,607	20,492	20,094	20,174	723	3.72%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	224	251	262	206	207	-17	-7.59%
Mining	440	596	643	607	522	82	18.64%
Construction	296	338	381	374	373	77	26.01%
Manufacturing	10,459	11,063	10,859	10,719	10,661	202	1.93%
Wholesale Trade	405	488	507	475	563	158	39.01%
Retail Trade	1,544	1,604	1,630	1,596	1,532	-12	-0.78%
Transport. and Warehousing	889	1,021	971	990	1,141	252	28.35%
Utilities	403	353	350	355	358	-45	-11.17%
Information	28	42	42	42	44	16	57.14%
Finance and Insurance	170	177	181	177	170	0	0.00%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	110	87	95	93	84	-26	-23.64%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	216	353	389	418	442	226	104.63%
Mgmt. of Companies	D	D	D	D	D	21	420.00%
Admin. and Waste Services	1,437	1,354	1,271	1,169	1,176	-261	-18.16%
Educational Services	310	302	295	284	280	-30	-9.68%
Health Care and Social Assistance	1,161	1,213	1,269	1,284	1,285	124	10.68%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	48	41	D	42	31	-17	-35.42%
Accommodation and Food Service	1,057	1,049	994	928	940	-117	-11.07%
Other Services	250	260	296	323	340	90	36.00%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	1,355	1,355	1,332	1,330	1,375	20	1.48%

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	767	789	814	800	810	43	5.61%
Total Private Establishments	699	723	757	744	754	55	7.87%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	34	36	40	38	38	4	11.76%
Mining	9	8	10	8	10	1	11.11%
Construction	58	61	66	63	66	8	13.79%
Manufacturing	46	47	46	44	43	-3	-6.52%
Wholesale Trade	32	32	35	34	36	4	12.50%
Retail Trade	103	106	108	103	103	0	0.00%
Transport. and Warehousing	44	43	43	41	39	-5	-11.36%
Utilities	12	12	12	12	13	1	8.33%
Information	4	7	7	7	10	6	150.00%
Finance and Insurance	44	46	47	47	45	1	2.27%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	23	22	28	28	28	5	21.74%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	52	57	62	66	69	17	32.69%
Mgmt. of Companies	D	D	D	D	D	1	100.00%
Admin. and Waste Services	43	41	44	45	45	2	4.65%
Educational Services	6	6	6	6	6	0	0.00%
Health Care and Social Assistance	58	68	70	70	70	12	20.69%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	6	6	D	6	8	2	33.33%
Accommodation and Food Service	65	63	64	60	62	-3	-4.62%
Other Services	61	61	65	65	65	4	6.56%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	68	67	57	56	56	-12	-17.65%

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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