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
	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Employment	8,592	8,546	8,832	8,621	8,956	364	4.24%
Total Private Employment	7,470	7,429	7,687	7,504	7,786	316	4.23%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	92	94	90	94	88	-4	-4.35%
Mining	18	16	15	13	12	-6	-33.33%
Construction	574	515	509	579	856	282	49.13%
Manufacturing	2,795	2,652	2,581	2,530	2,601	-194	-6.94%
Wholesale Trade	209	192	233	239	267	58	27.75%
Retail Trade	737	742	745	749	715	-22	-2.99%
Transport. and Warehousing	865	880	1,113	862	774	-91	-10.52%
Utilities	D	D	D	D	D	53	N/A
Information	13	11	14	14	12	-1	-7.69%
Finance and Insurance	151	144	131	156	166	15	9.93%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	34	33	30	31	32	-2	-5.88%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	319	355	349	308	347	28	8.78%
Mgmt. of Companies	D	D	D	D	D	11	N/A
Admin. and Waste Services	313	442	502	477	383	70	22.36%
Educational Services	D	D	D	D	D	79	N/A
Health Care and Social Assistance	436	429	462	502	568	132	30.28%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	24	D	D	D	44	20	83.33%
Accommodation and Food Service	449	440	476	523	560	111	24.72%
Other Services	253	265	217	214	217	-36	-14.23%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	1,122	1,118	1,145	1,117	1,170	48	4.28%

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	520	537	554	581	593	73	14.04%
Total Private Establishments	481	497	514	545	559	78	16.22%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	24	24	24	25	24	0	0.00%
Mining	5	4	4	4	4	-1	-20.00%
Construction	84	83	81	80	84	0	0.00%
Manufacturing	28	28	30	39	40	12	42.86%
Wholesale Trade	30	29	31	31	33	3	10.00%
Retail Trade	57	56	55	58	58	1	1.75%
Transport. and Warehousing	28	28	27	30	30	2	7.14%
Utilities	D	D	D	D	D	2	50.00%
Information	5	5	6	6	6	1	20.00%
Finance and Insurance	27	30	31	35	33	6	22.22%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	13	15	14	12	13	0	0.00%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	37	41	48	46	48	11	29.73%
Mgmt. of Companies	D	D	D	D	D	0	0.00%
Admin. and Waste Services	26	28	29	35	40	14	53.85%
Educational Services	D	D	D	D	D	0	0.00%
Health Care and Social Assistance	30	33	35	36	40	10	33.33%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	3	D	D	D	4	1	33.33%
Accommodation and Food Service	27	30	34	39	39	12	44.44%
Other Services	48	51	49	54	51	3	6.25%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	39	41	40	36	35	-4	-10.26%

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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