Howard 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
	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Employment	38,275	36,134	35,295	34,549	34,509	-3,766	-9.84%
Total Private Employment	33,714	31,769	30,952	30,295	30,249	-3,465	-10.28%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	75	85	83	94	96	21	28.00%
Mining	D	D	D	D	D	21	N/A
Construction	1,161	1,180	1,246	1,189	1,295	134	11.54%
Manufacturing	11,252	10,845	9,806	9,066	8,735	-2,517	-22.37%
Wholesale Trade	835	794	745	778	781	-54	-6.47%
Retail Trade	4,709	4,431	4,528	4,515	4,417	-292	-6.20%
Transport. and Warehousing	704	739	752	720	747	43	6.11%
Utilities	127	139	134	128	127	0	0.00%
Information	193	164	172	170	187	-6	-3.11%
Finance and Insurance	842	872	879	834	825	-17	-2.02%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	279	264	252	273	287	8	2.87%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	781	712	748	751	771	-10	-1.28%
Mgmt. of Companies	24	23	23	18	19	-5	-20.83%
Admin. and Waste Services	1,412	1,290	1,159	1,043	922	-490	-34.70%
Educational Services	145	136	151	152	158	13	8.97%
Health Care and Social Assistance	5,492	5,163	5,000	5,015	5,312	-180	-3.28%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	177	121	145	153	146	-31	-17.51%
Accommodation and Food Service	4,279	3,689	3,993	4,122	4,183	-96	-2.24%
Other Services	1,210	1,101	1,117	1,255	1,220	10	0.83%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	4,561	4,365	4,343	4,254	4,260	-301	-6.60%

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	1,727	1,741	1,736	1,788	1,845	118	6.83%
Total Private Establishments	1,654	1,670	1,664	1,720	1,782	128	7.74%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	14	15	16	20	20	6	42.86%
Mining	D	D	D	D	D	0	0.00%
Construction	148	146	147	145	147	-1	-0.68%
Manufacturing	68	72	74	74	78	10	14.71%
Wholesale Trade	79	75	71	77	83	4	5.06%
Retail Trade	328	325	318	323	329	1	0.30%
Transport. and Warehousing	46	49	46	46	52	6	13.04%
Utilities	4	4	4	5	5	1	25.00%
Information	15	15	15	18	18	3	20.00%
Finance and Insurance	123	123	121	121	131	8	6.50%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	69	67	65	65	71	2	2.90%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	118	120	126	128	137	19	16.10%
Mgmt. of Companies	6	7	7	7	6	0	0.00%
Admin. and Waste Services	86	95	94	101	107	21	24.42%
Educational Services	18	19	19	18	16	-2	-11.11%
Health Care and Social Assistance	185	185	190	210	216	31	16.76%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	14	15	16	19	21	7	50.00%
Accommodation and Food Service	197	199	196	199	202	5	2.54%
Other Services	136	139	139	142	143	7	5.15%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	73	71	72	68	63	-10	-13.70%

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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