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-disclosable in compliance with the Bureau of Labor Statistics and/or State of Indiana confidentiality guidelines. Source: Indiana Department of Workforce Development, as of 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-disclosable 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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