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De Kalb 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 | 22,220 | 20,789 | 21,445 | 21,856 | 21,706 | -514 | -2.31% |
Total Private Employment | 20,150 | 18,727 | 19,406 | 19,844 | 19,692 | -458 | -2.27% |
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt | 115 | 122 | 121 | 120 | 112 | -3 | -2.61% |
Mining | 62 | 56 | 56 | 60 | 63 | 1 | 1.61% |
Construction | 657 | 653 | 634 | 688 | 689 | 32 | 4.87% |
Manufacturing | 9,950 | 9,111 | 9,746 | 9,779 | 9,366 | -584 | -5.87% |
Wholesale Trade | 909 | 812 | 839 | 881 | 925 | 16 | 1.76% |
Retail Trade | 1,462 | 1,496 | 1,509 | 1,551 | 1,565 | 103 | 7.05% |
Transport. and Warehousing | 1,490 | 1,530 | 1,559 | 1,639 | 1,483 | -7 | -0.47% |
Utilities | D | D | D | D | D | 8 | N/A |
Information | 84 | 59 | 67 | 68 | 66 | -18 | -21.43% |
Finance and Insurance | 285 | 298 | 308 | 340 | 362 | 77 | 27.02% |
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 123 | 117 | 115 | 118 | 183 | 60 | 48.78% |
Professional and Tech. Servs. | 420 | 430 | 464 | 524 | 648 | 228 | 54.29% |
Mgmt. of Companies | 143 | 117 | 123 | 125 | 135 | -8 | -5.59% |
Admin. and Waste Services | 653 | 588 | 584 | 585 | 615 | -38 | -5.82% |
Educational Services | 58 | 55 | 64 | 66 | 65 | 7 | 12.07% |
Health Care and Social Assistance | 1,703 | 1,408 | 1,309 | 1,347 | 1,415 | -288 | -16.91% |
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation | 188 | 168 | 166 | 160 | 158 | -30 | -15.96% |
Accommodation and Food Service | 1,382 | 1,265 | 1,305 | 1,363 | 1,392 | 10 | 0.72% |
Other Services | 459 | 435 | 434 | 424 | 443 | -16 | -3.49% |
Federal, State, & Local Govt. | 2,070 | 2,062 | 2,040 | 2,013 | 2,014 | -56 | -2.71% |
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 | 979 | 1,008 | 1,024 | 1,058 | 1,067 | 88 | 8.99% |
Total Private Establishments | 928 | 957 | 974 | 1,007 | 1,024 | 96 | 10.34% |
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | -2 | -9.09% |
Mining | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | -1 | -20.00% |
Construction | 113 | 115 | 121 | 123 | 129 | 16 | 14.16% |
Manufacturing | 117 | 117 | 118 | 117 | 118 | 1 | 0.85% |
Wholesale Trade | 49 | 49 | 50 | 59 | 62 | 13 | 26.53% |
Retail Trade | 106 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 117 | 11 | 10.38% |
Transport. and Warehousing | 50 | 52 | 55 | 60 | 55 | 5 | 10.00% |
Utilities | D | D | D | D | D | 0 | 0.00% |
Information | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 66.67% |
Finance and Insurance | 51 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 63 | 12 | 23.53% |
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 4 | 13.33% |
Professional and Tech. Servs. | 66 | 71 | 75 | 83 | 89 | 23 | 34.85% |
Mgmt. of Companies | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 14.29% |
Admin. and Waste Services | 55 | 56 | 57 | 61 | 61 | 6 | 10.91% |
Educational Services | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 40.00% |
Health Care and Social Assistance | 59 | 59 | 60 | 63 | 66 | 7 | 11.86% |
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | -4 | -22.22% |
Accommodation and Food Service | 85 | 85 | 88 | 89 | 87 | 2 | 2.35% |
Other Services | 84 | 87 | 84 | 83 | 80 | -4 | -4.76% |
Federal, State, & Local Govt. | 51 | 51 | 50 | 51 | 43 | -8 | -15.69% |
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.