Hoosiers by the Numbers
Blackford 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 | |||||||
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 5 Year Change | 5 Year % Change | |
| Total Employment | 3,050 | 2,796 | 2,822 | 2,938 | 2,979 | -71 | -2.33% |
| Total Private Employment | 2,535 | 2,318 | 2,342 | 2,440 | 2,482 | -53 | -2.09% |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt | 62 | 60 | 46 | 42 | 42 | -20 | -32.26% |
| Mining | D | D | D | D | D | 13 | N/A |
| Construction | 147 | 115 | 116 | 154 | 158 | 11 | 7.48% |
| Manufacturing | 855 | 785 | 805 | 816 | 850 | -5 | -0.58% |
| Wholesale Trade | 107 | 101 | 106 | 109 | 99 | -8 | -7.48% |
| Retail Trade | 307 | 269 | 259 | 290 | 304 | -3 | -0.98% |
| Transport. and Warehousing | 142 | 85 | 84 | 91 | 95 | -47 | -33.10% |
| Utilities | D | D | D | D | D | 1 | N/A |
| Information | D | D | D | D | D | 4 | N/A |
| Finance and Insurance | 95 | 83 | 88 | 86 | 86 | -9 | -9.47% |
| Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 45.45% |
| Professional and Tech. Servs. | 54 | 50 | 54 | 55 | 69 | 15 | 27.78% |
| Mgmt. of Companies | 7 | D | D | D | D | -4 | -57.14% |
| Admin. and Waste Services | 33 | 30 | 20 | 17 | 20 | -13 | -39.39% |
| Educational Services | 0 | 0 | D | D | D | 2 | N/A |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 354 | 394 | 401 | 402 | 376 | 22 | 6.21% |
| Arts, Entertain., and Recreation | 18 | 14 | D | D | D | -2 | -11.11% |
| Accommodation and Food Service | 250 | 234 | 241 | 250 | 259 | 9 | 3.60% |
| Other Services | 75 | 66 | 74 | 76 | 70 | -5 | -6.67% |
| Federal, State, & Local Govt. | 515 | 478 | 480 | 498 | 497 | -18 | -3.50% |
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 July 2024.
| Establishments by Sector | |||||||
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 5 Year Change | 5 Year % Change | |
| Total Establishments | 235 | 230 | 226 | 237 | 242 | 7 | 2.98% |
| Total Private Establishments | 218 | 213 | 210 | 221 | 228 | 10 | 4.59% |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mining | D | D | D | D | D | 0 | 0.00% |
| Construction | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 4 | 25.00% |
| Manufacturing | 21 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 14.29% |
| Wholesale Trade | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 7.69% |
| Retail Trade | 34 | 31 | 26 | 29 | 32 | -2 | -5.88% |
| Transport. and Warehousing | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | -1 | -6.67% |
| Utilities | D | D | D | D | D | 0 | 0.00% |
| Information | D | D | D | D | D | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finance and Insurance | 20 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | -2 | -10.00% |
| Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 20.00% |
| Professional and Tech. Servs. | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 36.36% |
| Mgmt. of Companies | 3 | D | D | D | D | -2 | -66.67% |
| Admin. and Waste Services | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 22.22% |
| Educational Services | 0 | 0 | D | D | D | 2 | N/A |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 4 | 23.53% |
| Arts, Entertain., and Recreation | 5 | 3 | D | D | D | -3 | -60.00% |
| Accommodation and Food Service | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 1 | 5.00% |
| Other Services | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | -2 | -10.53% |
| Federal, State, & Local Govt. | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 14 | -3 | -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 July 2024.
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