Posey 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
	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Employment	8,822	8,592	8,546	8,832	8,621	-201	-2.28%
Total Private Employment	7,688	7,470	7,429	7,687	7,504	-184	-2.39%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	89	92	94	90	94	5	5.62%
Mining	15	18	16	15	13	-2	-13.33%
Construction	508	574	515	509	579	71	13.98%
Manufacturing	2,894	2,795	2,652	2,581	2,530	-364	-12.58%
Wholesale Trade	236	209	192	233	239	3	1.27%
Retail Trade	753	737	742	745	749	-4	-0.53%
Transport. and Warehousing	857	865	880	1,113	862	5	0.58%
Utilities	D	D	D	D	D	84	N/A
Information	16	13	11	14	14	-2	-12.50%
Finance and Insurance	154	151	144	131	156	2	1.30%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	34	34	33	30	31	-3	-8.82%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	308	319	355	349	308	0	0.00%
Mgmt. of Companies	D	D	D	D	D	13	N/A
Admin. and Waste Services	407	313	442	502	477	70	17.20%
Educational Services	D	D	D	D	D	77	N/A
Health Care and Social Assistance	460	436	429	462	502	42	9.13%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	33	24	D	D	D	5	15.15%
Accommodation and Food Service	499	449	440	476	523	24	4.81%
Other Services	232	253	265	217	214	-18	-7.76%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	1,134	1,122	1,118	1,145	1,117	-17	-1.50%

Note: D = non-disclosable in compliance with the Bureau of Labor Statistics and/or State of Indiana confidentiality guidelines. Source: Indiana Department of Workforce Development, as of July 2024.

Establishments by Sector
	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Establishments	515	520	537	554	581	66	12.82%
Total Private Establishments	476	481	497	514	545	69	14.50%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	25	24	24	24	25	0	0.00%
Mining	5	5	4	4	4	-1	-20.00%
Construction	83	84	83	81	80	-3	-3.61%
Manufacturing	30	28	28	30	39	9	30.00%
Wholesale Trade	30	30	29	31	31	1	3.33%
Retail Trade	56	57	56	55	58	2	3.57%
Transport. and Warehousing	28	28	28	27	30	2	7.14%
Utilities	D	D	D	D	D	2	50.00%
Information	5	5	5	6	6	1	20.00%
Finance and Insurance	25	27	30	31	35	10	40.00%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	12	13	15	14	12	0	0.00%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	34	37	41	48	46	12	35.29%
Mgmt. of Companies	D	D	D	D	D	0	0.00%
Admin. and Waste Services	27	26	28	29	35	8	29.63%
Educational Services	D	D	D	D	D	0	0.00%
Health Care and Social Assistance	31	30	33	35	36	5	16.13%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	3	3	D	D	D	1	33.33%
Accommodation and Food Service	28	27	30	34	39	11	39.29%
Other Services	46	48	51	49	54	8	17.39%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	39	39	41	40	36	-3	-7.69%

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-disclosable 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.

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