La Porte 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	40,369	38,209	38,691	39,746	40,897	528	1.31%
Total Private Employment	34,050	32,100	32,594	33,730	34,883	833	2.45%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	231	234	230	243	239	8	3.46%
Mining	20	20	22	21	20	0	0.00%
Construction	1,924	1,900	1,873	2,064	2,290	366	19.02%
Manufacturing	8,065	7,507	7,695	8,235	8,482	417	5.17%
Wholesale Trade	1,287	1,428	1,502	1,574	1,637	350	27.20%
Retail Trade	5,083	4,790	4,959	4,958	5,029	-54	-1.06%
Transport. and Warehousing	978	997	1,055	977	1,015	37	3.78%
Utilities	210	224	225	224	D	131	62.38%
Information	195	191	182	152	157	-38	-19.49%
Finance and Insurance	835	798	794	781	811	-24	-2.87%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	376	365	379	396	380	4	1.06%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	726	706	743	772	918	192	26.45%
Mgmt. of Companies	88	61	68	82	90	2	2.27%
Admin. and Waste Services	1,748	1,664	1,620	1,834	1,768	20	1.14%
Educational Services	386	379	372	359	357	-29	-7.51%
Health Care and Social Assistance	5,219	5,230	5,239	5,223	5,354	135	2.59%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	1,245	908	813	815	855	-390	-31.33%
Accommodation and Food Service	4,212	3,631	3,749	3,866	3,950	-262	-6.22%
Other Services	1,225	1,068	1,076	1,154	1,193	-32	-2.61%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	6,319	6,109	6,097	6,016	6,014	-305	-4.83%

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	2,281	2,301	2,294	2,394	2,454	173	7.58%
Total Private Establishments	2,174	2,191	2,183	2,283	2,352	178	8.19%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	38	38	36	37	40	2	5.26%
Mining	4	4	4	4	4	0	0.00%
Construction	213	215	210	224	233	20	9.39%
Manufacturing	162	159	155	161	165	3	1.85%
Wholesale Trade	121	119	123	137	156	35	28.93%
Retail Trade	383	384	378	367	368	-15	-3.92%
Transport. and Warehousing	78	79	79	81	82	4	5.13%
Utilities	7	7	7	11	D	7	100.00%
Information	18	19	21	23	27	9	50.00%
Finance and Insurance	110	112	113	114	120	10	9.09%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	76	82	78	88	89	13	17.11%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	152	154	165	188	195	43	28.29%
Mgmt. of Companies	11	8	8	10	10	-1	-9.09%
Admin. and Waste Services	132	138	139	142	145	13	9.85%
Educational Services	15	21	24	24	23	8	53.33%
Health Care and Social Assistance	189	185	191	201	204	15	7.94%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	33	31	32	31	33	0	0.00%
Accommodation and Food Service	234	237	236	249	255	21	8.97%
Other Services	199	200	187	192	193	-6	-3.02%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	107	110	110	111	102	-5	-4.67%

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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