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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
 201820192020202120225 Year
Change
5 Year
% Change
Total Employment17,56517,32616,72817,01617,098-467-2.66%
Total Private Employment13,16113,04212,49612,72412,850-311-2.36%
  Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt386377390385363-23-5.96%
  Mining817825828DD13917.01%
  Construction6116296566697059415.38%
  Manufacturing2,0812,0461,9622,0842,151703.36%
  Wholesale Trade604576560570567-37-6.13%
  Retail Trade1,9681,9161,9021,9431,953-15-0.76%
  Transport. and Warehousing511477421413411-100-19.57%
  Utilities338333320310302-36-10.65%
  Information10995534956-53-48.62%
  Finance and Insurance302304305313295-7-2.32%
  Real Estate, Rental, Leasing13413612511395-39-29.10%
  Professional and Tech. Servs.2192152462692775826.48%
  Mgmt. of Companies9794908282-15-15.46%
  Admin. and Waste Services607615591580492-115-18.95%
  Educational Services8476738182-2-2.38%
  Health Care and Social Assistance2,2272,2362,1462,1322,102-125-5.61%
  Arts, Entertain., and Recreation3027232323-7-23.33%
  Accommodation and Food Service1,5731,6081,4101,4901,528-45-2.86%
  Other Services466457395399410-56-12.02%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.4,4044,2844,2324,2924,248-156-3.54%
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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 August 2023.
Establishments by Sector
 201820192020202120225 Year
Change
5 Year
% Change
Total Establishments94193293894294100.00%
Total Private Establishments873863867870869-4-0.46%
  Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt596163636458.47%
  Mining788DD114.29%
  Construction746773777734.05%
  Manufacturing4241404141-1-2.38%
  Wholesale Trade5657545353-3-5.36%
  Retail Trade14514314113914500.00%
  Transport. and Warehousing3938373736-3-7.69%
  Utilities1112121313218.18%
  Information1616151415-1-6.25%
  Finance and Insurance484749514800.00%
  Real Estate, Rental, Leasing2829272423-5-17.86%
  Professional and Tech. Servs.3737404243616.22%
  Mgmt. of Companies76655-2-28.57%
  Admin. and Waste Services4244454238-4-9.52%
  Educational Services6556600.00%
  Health Care and Social Assistance941001031021041010.64%
  Arts, Entertain., and Recreation75565-2-28.57%
  Accommodation and Food Service818485828322.47%
  Other Services7562616766-9-12.00%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.686971727357.35%
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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 August 2023.

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