St. Joseph 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	114,840	115,546	118,255	120,837	121,008	6,168	5.37%
Total Private Employment	102,514	103,487	106,388	108,873	109,017	6,503	6.34%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	156	160	161	171	209	53	33.97%
Mining	D	D	D	D	D	10	N/A
Construction	5,163	5,213	5,414	5,609	5,625	462	8.95%
Manufacturing	13,472	13,192	13,437	13,249	13,078	-394	-2.92%
Wholesale Trade	5,531	5,634	5,806	5,787	5,641	110	1.99%
Retail Trade	13,366	13,340	13,596	13,807	13,315	-51	-0.38%
Transport. and Warehousing	3,658	3,864	3,758	3,788	3,823	165	4.51%
Utilities	252	228	204	202	201	-51	-20.24%
Information	1,155	1,216	1,233	1,261	1,253	98	8.48%
Finance and Insurance	3,469	3,512	3,587	3,479	3,498	29	0.84%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,550	1,559	1,612	1,660	1,727	177	11.42%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	4,621	4,731	4,892	4,957	4,933	312	6.75%
Mgmt. of Companies	2,221	2,320	1,873	884	871	-1,350	-60.78%
Admin. and Waste Services	4,651	5,043	5,145	5,266	5,027	376	8.08%
Educational Services	8,885	8,380	8,384	8,620	8,857	-28	-0.32%
Health Care and Social Assistance	20,126	20,076	20,623	22,273	23,081	2,955	14.68%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	1,577	1,818	2,064	2,616	2,708	1,131	71.72%
Accommodation and Food Service	9,618	10,095	10,976	11,565	11,244	1,626	16.91%
Other Services	3,039	3,102	3,619	3,669	3,916	877	28.86%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	12,326	12,059	11,867	11,964	11,992	-334	-2.71%

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	5,897	5,972	6,244	6,442	6,566	669	11.34%
Total Private Establishments	5,791	5,867	6,138	6,340	6,465	674	11.64%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	30	30	30	30	32	2	6.67%
Mining	D	D	D	D	D	0	0.00%
Construction	453	454	461	461	484	31	6.84%
Manufacturing	358	351	358	357	357	-1	-0.28%
Wholesale Trade	397	405	436	452	467	70	17.63%
Retail Trade	843	842	852	854	850	7	0.83%
Transport. and Warehousing	174	179	185	194	199	25	14.37%
Utilities	7	10	9	10	9	2	28.57%
Information	67	72	82	121	122	55	82.09%
Finance and Insurance	379	392	405	410	408	29	7.65%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	235	235	249	259	261	26	11.06%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	569	609	681	728	772	203	35.68%
Mgmt. of Companies	40	44	49	48	46	6	15.00%
Admin. and Waste Services	335	342	379	384	401	66	19.70%
Educational Services	71	76	80	88	91	20	28.17%
Health Care and Social Assistance	623	643	667	698	719	96	15.41%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	98	95	90	94	90	-8	-8.16%
Accommodation and Food Service	577	578	595	615	613	36	6.24%
Other Services	535	509	529	539	543	8	1.50%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	106	105	107	102	101	-5	-4.72%

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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