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
	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Employment	13,406	13,284	12,979	13,511	14,001	595	4.44%
Total Private Employment	11,651	11,595	11,342	11,833	12,285	634	5.44%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	24	25	36	36	29	5	20.83%
Mining	167	178	150	177	180	13	7.78%
Construction	653	664	692	666	772	119	18.22%
Manufacturing	2,479	2,518	2,444	2,432	2,354	-125	-5.04%
Wholesale Trade	242	204	196	206	228	-14	-5.79%
Retail Trade	1,953	1,996	1,984	1,944	1,905	-48	-2.46%
Transport. and Warehousing	297	261	233	212	197	-100	-33.67%
Utilities	61	60	62	64	64	3	4.92%
Information	114	115	107	102	102	-12	-10.53%
Finance and Insurance	356	347	356	357	353	-3	-0.84%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	113	105	114	106	96	-17	-15.04%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	664	696	742	776	743	79	11.90%
Mgmt. of Companies	D	8	8	8	12	5	71.43%
Admin. and Waste Services	391	359	238	247	223	-168	-42.97%
Educational Services	D	97	145	158	157	88	127.54%
Health Care and Social Assistance	2,524	2,374	2,290	2,758	3,280	756	29.95%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	74	59	64	68	70	-4	-5.41%
Accommodation and Food Service	1,108	1,166	1,130	1,149	1,136	28	2.53%
Other Services	356	363	350	368	386	30	8.43%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	1,755	1,689	1,637	1,677	1,717	-38	-2.17%

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	877	895	907	906	920	43	4.90%
Total Private Establishments	824	841	860	859	876	52	6.31%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	7	7	8	10	9	2	28.57%
Mining	11	11	9	9	10	-1	-9.09%
Construction	97	98	97	97	102	5	5.15%
Manufacturing	61	63	62	59	61	0	0.00%
Wholesale Trade	29	26	31	33	37	8	27.59%
Retail Trade	146	151	155	149	141	-5	-3.42%
Transport. and Warehousing	33	32	32	33	33	0	0.00%
Utilities	5	5	5	5	5	0	0.00%
Information	14	16	14	15	15	1	7.14%
Finance and Insurance	58	56	59	58	59	1	1.72%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	27	29	32	34	30	3	11.11%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	74	81	83	79	84	10	13.51%
Mgmt. of Companies	D	3	3	3	5	3	150.00%
Admin. and Waste Services	38	42	44	39	40	2	5.26%
Educational Services	D	11	12	11	11	2	22.22%
Health Care and Social Assistance	81	84	88	94	99	18	22.22%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	10	7	8	8	8	-2	-20.00%
Accommodation and Food Service	61	60	58	61	61	0	0.00%
Other Services	64	61	63	64	67	3	4.69%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	54	54	47	46	44	-10	-18.52%

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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