Boone 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	34,744	37,696	39,445	43,000	45,413	10,669	30.71%
Total Private Employment	30,842	33,795	35,479	38,954	41,196	10,354	33.57%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	223	231	245	238	250	27	12.11%
Mining	D	D	0	0	0	0	N/A
Construction	2,228	2,334	2,333	2,439	2,630	402	18.04%
Manufacturing	2,820	3,237	3,290	3,525	3,340	520	18.44%
Wholesale Trade	1,849	2,002	2,084	2,268	2,594	745	40.29%
Retail Trade	3,177	3,266	3,196	3,393	3,765	588	18.51%
Transport. and Warehousing	9,887	11,401	12,325	13,143	14,461	4,574	46.26%
Utilities	D	D	59	64	68	68	N/A
Information	335	267	209	217	166	-169	-50.45%
Finance and Insurance	429	471	489	535	540	111	25.87%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	277	378	408	424	424	147	53.07%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	2,826	2,849	3,130	4,026	3,774	948	33.55%
Mgmt. of Companies	256	262	272	253	267	11	4.30%
Admin. and Waste Services	1,266	1,325	1,306	1,331	1,350	84	6.64%
Educational Services	D	D	244	356	374	374	N/A
Health Care and Social Assistance	1,889	2,101	2,171	2,413	2,444	555	29.38%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	211	266	321	436	553	342	162.09%
Accommodation and Food Service	2,159	2,290	2,402	2,781	3,087	928	42.98%
Other Services	775	831	992	1,114	1,110	335	43.23%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	3,902	3,902	3,966	4,045	4,216	314	8.05%

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	1,924	2,051	2,253	2,427	2,551	627	32.59%
Total Private Establishments	1,867	1,994	2,195	2,378	2,504	637	34.12%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	43	42	40	40	40	-3	-6.98%
Mining	D	D	0	0	0	-1	-100.00%
Construction	174	186	201	218	213	39	22.41%
Manufacturing	91	98	101	107	104	13	14.29%
Wholesale Trade	147	155	175	191	204	57	38.78%
Retail Trade	178	182	179	184	199	21	11.80%
Transport. and Warehousing	80	88	105	109	115	35	43.75%
Utilities	D	D	3	4	4	2	100.00%
Information	21	23	32	45	47	26	123.81%
Finance and Insurance	119	135	144	145	151	32	26.89%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	98	105	115	122	127	29	29.59%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	260	284	341	387	446	186	71.54%
Mgmt. of Companies	11	10	11	11	12	1	9.09%
Admin. and Waste Services	128	129	145	165	162	34	26.56%
Educational Services	D	D	23	26	32	18	128.57%
Health Care and Social Assistance	139	147	163	181	185	46	33.09%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	33	39	44	47	49	16	48.48%
Accommodation and Food Service	130	133	135	157	176	46	35.38%
Other Services	199	215	240	239	238	39	19.60%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	57	58	58	49	47	-10	-17.54%

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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