Parke 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
	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Employment	3,102	3,247	3,346	3,543	3,575	473	15.25%
Total Private Employment	2,083	2,231	2,362	2,501	2,513	430	20.64%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	47	47	41	37	38	-9	-19.15%
Mining	D	D	D	D	D	5	N/A
Construction	102	121	139	145	145	43	42.16%
Manufacturing	450	453	439	449	431	-19	-4.22%
Wholesale Trade	157	158	163	162	166	9	5.73%
Retail Trade	354	389	392	385	368	14	3.95%
Transport. and Warehousing	58	56	61	74	72	14	24.14%
Utilities	D	D	D	D	D	33	N/A
Information	19	16	D	D	D	-5	-26.32%
Finance and Insurance	66	65	58	60	58	-8	-12.12%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	86	87	87	D	D	35	40.70%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	62	78	110	110	112	50	80.65%
Mgmt. of Companies	D	D	D	D	D	154	N/A
Admin. and Waste Services	82	83	84	85	91	9	10.98%
Educational Services	16	13	9	D	D	-6	-37.50%
Health Care and Social Assistance	114	149	153	265	276	162	142.11%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	14	15	17	17	17	3	21.43%
Accommodation and Food Service	223	260	294	277	265	42	18.83%
Other Services	106	97	127	135	136	30	28.30%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	1,019	1,016	984	1,042	1,063	44	4.32%

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 5/6/25.

Establishments by Sector
	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Establishments	311	312	321	323	328	17	5.47%
Total Private Establishments	260	262	272	281	286	26	10.00%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	14	14	13	12	12	-2	-14.29%
Mining	D	D	D	D	D	0	0.00%
Construction	25	24	28	30	29	4	16.00%
Manufacturing	16	15	16	15	14	-2	-12.50%
Wholesale Trade	12	12	12	12	12	0	0.00%
Retail Trade	40	45	45	41	42	2	5.00%
Transport. and Warehousing	14	14	15	16	18	4	28.57%
Utilities	D	D	D	D	D	1	100.00%
Information	3	3	D	D	D	-1	-33.33%
Finance and Insurance	16	16	16	16	17	1	6.25%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	10	10	10	D	D	2	20.00%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	9	10	10	9	10	1	11.11%
Mgmt. of Companies	D	D	D	D	D	1	25.00%
Admin. and Waste Services	17	18	19	21	24	7	41.18%
Educational Services	3	3	2	D	D	-1	-33.33%
Health Care and Social Assistance	22	20	19	22	22	0	0.00%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	4	4	6	5	5	1	25.00%
Accommodation and Food Service	23	23	27	29	29	6	26.09%
Other Services	27	27	27	29	29	2	7.41%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	51	50	49	43	42	-9	-17.65%

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 May 2025.

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