Jefferson 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
	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Employment	12,218	12,512	12,651	12,853	12,835	617	5.05%
Total Private Employment	10,106	10,287	10,326	10,451	10,453	347	3.43%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	27	26	22	24	33	6	22.22%
Mining	0	0	D	D	D	1	N/A
Construction	266	273	291	303	318	52	19.55%
Manufacturing	2,964	2,970	2,940	2,971	2,992	28	0.94%
Wholesale Trade	143	159	154	153	171	28	19.58%
Retail Trade	1,796	1,801	1,845	1,888	1,836	40	2.23%
Transport. and Warehousing	269	271	291	286	273	4	1.49%
Utilities	D	D	D	D	D	-5	-1.74%
Information	30	45	48	59	50	20	66.67%
Finance and Insurance	179	179	180	175	176	-3	-1.68%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	108	91	84	90	100	-8	-7.41%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	196	203	204	206	208	12	6.12%
Mgmt. of Companies	55	51	D	D	118	63	114.55%
Admin. and Waste Services	323	380	362	350	251	-72	-22.29%
Educational Services	D	D	D	D	D	-9	-2.50%
Health Care and Social Assistance	1,690	1,645	1,710	1,726	1,791	101	5.98%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	36	38	33	29	39	3	8.33%
Accommodation and Food Service	1,174	1,293	1,281	1,278	1,236	62	5.28%
Other Services	204	225	225	244	228	24	11.76%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	2,112	2,226	2,325	2,402	2,382	270	12.78%

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 6/16/26.

Establishments by Sector
	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Establishments	691	710	708	725	743	52	7.53%
Total Private Establishments	642	662	666	683	702	60	9.35%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	6	5	6	7	7	1	16.67%
Mining	0	0	D	D	D	1	N/A
Construction	44	51	50	51	55	11	25.00%
Manufacturing	53	52	52	54	55	2	3.77%
Wholesale Trade	29	32	32	34	35	6	20.69%
Retail Trade	116	116	120	122	119	3	2.59%
Transport. and Warehousing	17	17	16	16	19	2	11.76%
Utilities	D	D	D	D	D	0	0.00%
Information	5	7	8	12	10	5	100.00%
Finance and Insurance	42	38	38	39	41	-1	-2.38%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	34	33	31	29	35	1	2.94%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	42	48	49	52	54	12	28.57%
Mgmt. of Companies	3	3	D	D	5	2	66.67%
Admin. and Waste Services	21	24	26	26	26	5	23.81%
Educational Services	D	D	D	D	D	0	0.00%
Health Care and Social Assistance	80	79	81	80	83	3	3.75%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	8	7	7	8	8	0	0.00%
Accommodation and Food Service	79	81	77	76	77	-2	-2.53%
Other Services	48	54	55	57	56	8	16.67%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	49	49	42	42	42	-7	-14.29%

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 June 2026.

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