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Lawrence County, IN
Population | Education | Commuting | Labor Force | Industry | Income | Firm Size |
Employment
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 | 13,772 | 13,024 | 13,406 | 13,284 | 12,977 | -795 | -5.77% |
Total Private Employment | 11,850 | 11,202 | 11,651 | 11,595 | 11,340 | -510 | -4.30% |
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt | 16 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 36 | 20 | 125.00% |
Mining | 148 | 150 | 167 | 178 | 150 | 2 | 1.35% |
Construction | 657 | 600 | 653 | 664 | 692 | 35 | 5.33% |
Manufacturing | 2,754 | 2,379 | 2,479 | 2,518 | 2,444 | -310 | -11.26% |
Wholesale Trade | 221 | 232 | 242 | 204 | 196 | -25 | -11.31% |
Retail Trade | 1,918 | 1,886 | 1,953 | 1,996 | 1,984 | 66 | 3.44% |
Transport. and Warehousing | 270 | 294 | 297 | 261 | 233 | -37 | -13.70% |
Utilities | 58 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 62 | 4 | 6.90% |
Information | 123 | 124 | 114 | 115 | 107 | -16 | -13.01% |
Finance and Insurance | 371 | 368 | 356 | 347 | 357 | -14 | -3.77% |
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 115 | 110 | 113 | 105 | 114 | -1 | -0.87% |
Professional and Tech. Servs. | 753 | 627 | 664 | 696 | 742 | -11 | -1.46% |
Mgmt. of Companies | D | D | D | 8 | 8 | 8 | N/A |
Admin. and Waste Services | 328 | 298 | 391 | 359 | 238 | -90 | -27.44% |
Educational Services | 53 | 46 | D | 97 | 145 | 92 | 173.58% |
Health Care and Social Assistance | 2,384 | 2,488 | 2,524 | 2,374 | 2,287 | -97 | -4.07% |
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation | 73 | 69 | 74 | 59 | 64 | -9 | -12.33% |
Accommodation and Food Service | 1,220 | 1,087 | 1,108 | 1,166 | 1,130 | -90 | -7.38% |
Other Services | 382 | 359 | 356 | 363 | 350 | -32 | -8.38% |
Federal, State, & Local Govt. | 1,922 | 1,822 | 1,755 | 1,689 | 1,637 | -285 | -14.83% |
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 | 867 | 878 | 877 | 895 | 907 | 40 | 4.61% |
Total Private Establishments | 808 | 820 | 824 | 841 | 860 | 52 | 6.44% |
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 14.29% |
Mining | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | -2 | -18.18% |
Construction | 92 | 91 | 97 | 98 | 97 | 5 | 5.43% |
Manufacturing | 60 | 63 | 61 | 63 | 62 | 2 | 3.33% |
Wholesale Trade | 26 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 31 | 5 | 19.23% |
Retail Trade | 144 | 144 | 146 | 151 | 155 | 11 | 7.64% |
Transport. and Warehousing | 36 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | -4 | -11.11% |
Utilities | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.00% |
Information | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 0.00% |
Finance and Insurance | 56 | 58 | 58 | 56 | 59 | 3 | 5.36% |
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 25 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 7 | 28.00% |
Professional and Tech. Servs. | 64 | 72 | 74 | 81 | 83 | 19 | 29.69% |
Mgmt. of Companies | D | D | D | 3 | 3 | 1 | 50.00% |
Admin. and Waste Services | 32 | 33 | 38 | 42 | 44 | 12 | 37.50% |
Educational Services | 6 | 8 | D | 11 | 12 | 6 | 100.00% |
Health Care and Social Assistance | 90 | 88 | 81 | 84 | 88 | -2 | -2.22% |
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | -3 | -27.27% |
Accommodation and Food Service | 62 | 60 | 61 | 60 | 58 | -4 | -6.45% |
Other Services | 68 | 66 | 64 | 61 | 63 | -5 | -7.35% |
Federal, State, & Local Govt. | 59 | 58 | 54 | 54 | 47 | -12 | -20.34% |
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.