Blackford 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
	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Employment	2,796	2,822	2,938	2,980	2,839	43	1.54%
Total Private Employment	2,318	2,342	2,440	2,483	2,341	23	0.99%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	60	46	42	42	49	-11	-18.33%
Mining	D	D	D	D	D	13	N/A
Construction	115	116	154	158	166	51	44.35%
Manufacturing	785	805	816	851	839	54	6.88%
Wholesale Trade	101	106	109	99	86	-15	-14.85%
Retail Trade	269	259	290	304	298	29	10.78%
Transport. and Warehousing	85	84	91	95	74	-11	-12.94%
Utilities	D	D	D	D	D	1	N/A
Information	D	D	D	D	D	4	N/A
Finance and Insurance	83	88	86	86	82	-1	-1.20%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	12	14	15	16	17	5	41.67%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	50	54	55	69	73	23	46.00%
Mgmt. of Companies	D	D	D	D	D	3	N/A
Admin. and Waste Services	30	20	17	20	25	-5	-16.67%
Educational Services	0	D	D	D	D	2	N/A
Health Care and Social Assistance	394	401	402	377	283	-111	-28.17%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	14	D	D	D	D	2	14.29%
Accommodation and Food Service	234	241	250	259	249	15	6.41%
Other Services	66	74	76	70	63	-3	-4.55%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	478	480	498	497	497	19	3.97%

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 5/6/25.

Establishments by Sector
	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Establishments	230	226	237	242	246	16	6.96%
Total Private Establishments	213	210	221	228	232	19	8.92%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	8	7	7	8	9	1	12.50%
Mining	D	D	D	D	D	0	0.00%
Construction	17	17	19	20	18	1	5.88%
Manufacturing	24	23	24	24	23	-1	-4.17%
Wholesale Trade	13	13	12	14	13	0	0.00%
Retail Trade	31	26	29	32	35	4	12.90%
Transport. and Warehousing	13	13	15	14	15	2	15.38%
Utilities	D	D	D	D	D	0	0.00%
Information	D	D	D	D	D	0	0.00%
Finance and Insurance	18	20	19	18	16	-2	-11.11%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	5	6	6	6	7	2	40.00%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	11	12	13	15	18	7	63.64%
Mgmt. of Companies	D	D	D	D	D	0	0.00%
Admin. and Waste Services	10	11	12	11	11	1	10.00%
Educational Services	0	D	D	D	D	2	N/A
Health Care and Social Assistance	18	18	19	21	23	5	27.78%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	3	D	D	D	D	-1	-33.33%
Accommodation and Food Service	19	19	20	21	20	1	5.26%
Other Services	20	20	18	17	18	-2	-10.00%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	17	16	17	14	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 May 2025.

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