Perry 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	6,150	6,137	6,183	6,555	6,441	291	4.73%
Total Private Employment	4,720	4,714	4,763	5,118	4,983	263	5.57%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	33	28	26	28	23	-10	-30.30%
Mining	21	16	17	17	16	-5	-23.81%
Construction	261	255	241	289	271	10	3.83%
Manufacturing	1,861	1,947	2,057	2,209	2,116	255	13.70%
Wholesale Trade	58	59	57	59	57	-1	-1.72%
Retail Trade	817	749	743	761	784	-33	-4.04%
Transport. and Warehousing	111	112	117	115	119	8	7.21%
Utilities	49	50	48	50	53	4	8.16%
Information	23	16	14	D	17	-6	-26.09%
Finance and Insurance	119	107	112	130	121	2	1.68%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	44	39	31	30	31	-13	-29.55%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	85	89	95	109	115	30	35.29%
Mgmt. of Companies	82	75	67	74	D	-7	-8.54%
Admin. and Waste Services	87	92	91	104	90	3	3.45%
Educational Services	17	16	10	8	5	-12	-70.59%
Health Care and Social Assistance	415	400	403	428	451	36	8.67%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	27	28	32	36	35	8	29.63%
Accommodation and Food Service	533	553	515	567	519	-14	-2.63%
Other Services	78	83	87	90	86	8	10.26%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	1,430	1,424	1,420	1,437	1,457	27	1.89%

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	369	371	379	389	380	11	2.98%
Total Private Establishments	330	331	341	355	347	17	5.15%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	8	8	8	8	6	-2	-25.00%
Mining	3	3	3	3	3	0	0.00%
Construction	31	31	34	39	37	6	19.35%
Manufacturing	21	23	25	24	22	1	4.76%
Wholesale Trade	14	12	11	12	11	-3	-21.43%
Retail Trade	59	56	55	54	57	-2	-3.39%
Transport. and Warehousing	14	14	14	14	13	-1	-7.14%
Utilities	4	4	4	4	3	-1	-25.00%
Information	4	5	6	D	5	1	25.00%
Finance and Insurance	21	21	23	25	24	3	14.29%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	12	12	11	11	10	-2	-16.67%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	21	23	26	27	28	7	33.33%
Mgmt. of Companies	4	4	4	3	D	-2	-50.00%
Admin. and Waste Services	13	13	15	16	17	4	30.77%
Educational Services	4	4	3	3	3	-1	-25.00%
Health Care and Social Assistance	28	27	27	28	31	3	10.71%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	4	4	4	7	7	3	75.00%
Accommodation and Food Service	41	42	42	44	41	0	0.00%
Other Services	23	27	27	29	27	4	17.39%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	39	40	38	34	33	-6	-15.38%

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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