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Elkhart 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
 202020212022202320245 Year
Change
5 Year
% Change
Total Employment125,027137,274141,264131,391127,0662,0391.63%
Total Private Employment116,611128,969133,040122,980118,3101,6991.46%
  Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt25525929438945119676.86%
  MiningDDDDD48N/A
  Construction3,8203,8204,1114,3054,1993799.92%
  Manufacturing61,71372,66775,00764,82760,628-1,085-1.76%
  Wholesale Trade6,3186,8977,1147,0187,00168310.81%
  Retail Trade9,6529,53010,00610,1799,744920.95%
  Transport. and Warehousing2,4582,4382,5632,4512,295-163-6.63%
  Utilities1371271291471925540.15%
  Information34633641844947212636.42%
  Finance and Insurance1,7801,7111,7201,7551,790100.56%
  Real Estate, Rental, Leasing1,0309278408921,028-2-0.19%
  Professional and Tech. Servs.1,8981,8621,9272,1152,21031216.44%
  Mgmt. of Companies2,4562,7052,9582,6782,5881325.37%
  Admin. and Waste Services4,2255,0494,9644,1703,965-260-6.15%
  Educational Services6596607087767559614.57%
  Health Care and Social Assistance10,81110,60210,44910,79911,0902792.58%
  Arts, Entertain., and Recreation3743644084184679324.87%
  Accommodation and Food Service6,1706,3226,7537,0046,84367310.91%
  Other Services2,4552,6402,6122,5562,544893.63%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.8,4168,3058,2238,4118,7563404.04%
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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
 202020212022202320245 Year
Change
5 Year
% Change
Total Establishments4,8334,9255,0625,2075,3084759.83%
Total Private Establishments4,7494,8424,9815,1335,23448510.21%
  Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt42444752551330.95%
  MiningDDDDD-1-25.00%
  Construction4824884995155527014.52%
  Manufacturing787801838858861749.40%
  Wholesale Trade412422427437442307.28%
  Retail Trade69170068870669871.01%
  Transport. and Warehousing199208220218216178.54%
  Utilities75688114.29%
  Information38373948531539.47%
  Finance and Insurance212214220215223115.19%
  Real Estate, Rental, Leasing1651661681741912615.76%
  Professional and Tech. Servs.3203303553753957523.44%
  Mgmt. of Companies403638374225.00%
  Admin. and Waste Services2032062262432504723.15%
  Educational Services20242838361680.00%
  Health Care and Social Assistance3263433603733754915.03%
  Arts, Entertain., and Recreation494749475012.04%
  Accommodation and Food Service373376384399399266.97%
  Other Services38139238839038982.10%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.8483817474-10-11.90%
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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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