Adams 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	13,260	13,579	13,269	12,932	13,023	-237	-1.79%
Total Private Employment	11,117	11,409	11,023	10,578	10,651	-466	-4.19%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	183	200	212	214	238	55	30.05%
Mining	D	D	D	D	D	-7	-53.85%
Construction	427	461	477	528	560	133	31.15%
Manufacturing	4,810	4,658	4,393	4,062	4,020	-790	-16.42%
Wholesale Trade	417	574	580	561	581	164	39.33%
Retail Trade	1,418	1,435	1,564	1,644	1,648	230	16.22%
Transport. and Warehousing	415	416	349	333	322	-93	-22.41%
Utilities	D	D	D	D	D	1	5.88%
Information	153	161	156	145	117	-36	-23.53%
Finance and Insurance	273	272	273	273	281	8	2.93%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	115	109	107	92	98	-17	-14.78%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	196	216	224	185	174	-22	-11.22%
Mgmt. of Companies	D	D	D	D	D	-1	-20.00%
Admin. and Waste Services	624	825	524	387	435	-189	-30.29%
Educational Services	35	41	44	47	50	15	42.86%
Health Care and Social Assistance	850	791	815	810	839	-11	-1.29%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	56	80	93	96	94	38	67.86%
Accommodation and Food Service	805	824	833	821	810	5	0.62%
Other Services	307	310	330	353	355	48	15.64%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	2,143	2,170	2,246	2,354	2,372	229	10.69%

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	725	756	767	786	798	73	10.07%
Total Private Establishments	687	720	735	754	766	79	11.50%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	26	28	31	31	35	9	34.62%
Mining	D	D	D	D	D	0	0.00%
Construction	76	80	84	87	88	12	15.79%
Manufacturing	59	60	59	64	62	3	5.08%
Wholesale Trade	40	45	43	43	43	3	7.50%
Retail Trade	126	126	121	124	123	-3	-2.38%
Transport. and Warehousing	39	42	39	40	40	1	2.56%
Utilities	D	D	D	D	D	0	0.00%
Information	14	16	13	12	12	-2	-14.29%
Finance and Insurance	47	47	48	49	50	3	6.38%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	20	20	23	23	24	4	20.00%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	37	39	45	43	42	5	13.51%
Mgmt. of Companies	D	D	D	D	D	-1	-50.00%
Admin. and Waste Services	39	44	47	51	53	14	35.90%
Educational Services	5	5	5	6	7	2	40.00%
Health Care and Social Assistance	38	40	45	48	50	12	31.58%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	7	10	11	10	10	3	42.86%
Accommodation and Food Service	49	50	51	52	55	6	12.24%
Other Services	63	65	67	70	73	10	15.87%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	38	36	32	32	32	-6	-15.79%

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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