Lawrence 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
	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Employment	13,724	13,772	13,024	13,406	13,291	-433	-3.16%
Total Private Employment	11,556	11,850	11,202	11,651	11,602	46	0.40%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	20	16	20	24	25	5	25.00%
Mining	186	148	150	167	178	-8	-4.30%
Construction	632	657	600	653	665	33	5.22%
Manufacturing	2,652	2,754	2,379	2,479	2,518	-134	-5.05%
Wholesale Trade	221	221	232	242	206	-15	-6.79%
Retail Trade	2,042	1,918	1,886	1,953	1,997	-45	-2.20%
Transport. and Warehousing	239	270	294	297	261	22	9.21%
Utilities	54	58	61	61	60	6	11.11%
Information	118	123	124	114	115	-3	-2.54%
Finance and Insurance	365	371	368	356	347	-18	-4.93%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	116	115	110	113	105	-11	-9.48%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	614	753	627	664	696	82	13.36%
Mgmt. of Companies	D	D	D	D	8	8	N/A
Admin. and Waste Services	338	328	298	391	359	21	6.21%
Educational Services	48	53	46	D	97	49	102.08%
Health Care and Social Assistance	2,250	2,384	2,488	2,524	2,374	124	5.51%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	76	73	69	74	59	-17	-22.37%
Accommodation and Food Service	1,194	1,220	1,087	1,108	1,170	-24	-2.01%
Other Services	388	382	359	356	363	-25	-6.44%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	2,168	1,922	1,822	1,755	1,689	-479	-22.09%

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
	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Establishments	867	867	878	877	895	28	3.23%
Total Private Establishments	807	808	820	824	841	34	4.21%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	6	7	7	7	7	1	16.67%
Mining	12	11	12	11	11	-1	-8.33%
Construction	94	92	91	97	98	4	4.26%
Manufacturing	57	60	63	61	63	6	10.53%
Wholesale Trade	25	26	27	29	26	1	4.00%
Retail Trade	149	144	144	146	151	2	1.34%
Transport. and Warehousing	37	36	33	33	32	-5	-13.51%
Utilities	5	5	5	5	5	0	0.00%
Information	13	14	14	14	16	3	23.08%
Finance and Insurance	57	56	58	58	56	-1	-1.75%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	24	25	29	27	29	5	20.83%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	61	64	72	74	81	20	32.79%
Mgmt. of Companies	D	D	D	D	3	1	50.00%
Admin. and Waste Services	32	32	33	38	42	10	31.25%
Educational Services	5	6	8	D	11	6	120.00%
Health Care and Social Assistance	86	90	88	81	84	-2	-2.33%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	12	11	11	10	7	-5	-41.67%
Accommodation and Food Service	64	62	60	61	60	-4	-6.25%
Other Services	69	68	66	64	61	-8	-11.59%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	60	59	58	54	54	-6	-10.00%

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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