Steuben 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
	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Employment	15,633	16,486	16,539	16,256	16,091	458	2.93%
Total Private Employment	14,201	15,026	15,100	14,799	14,602	401	2.82%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	97	96	91	95	92	-5	-5.15%
Mining	11	14	16	15	13	2	18.18%
Construction	524	494	497	538	556	32	6.11%
Manufacturing	5,088	5,114	5,195	5,068	4,997	-91	-1.79%
Wholesale Trade	290	353	409	398	456	166	57.24%
Retail Trade	2,054	2,036	2,063	2,086	2,059	5	0.24%
Transport. and Warehousing	625	760	758	726	654	29	4.64%
Utilities	D	D	D	D	101	4	4.12%
Information	80	89	95	102	100	20	25.00%
Finance and Insurance	176	177	176	171	175	-1	-0.57%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	83	85	82	88	87	4	4.82%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	364	396	410	328	364	0	0.00%
Mgmt. of Companies	10	9	8	10	8	-2	-20.00%
Admin. and Waste Services	865	1,339	1,066	866	676	-189	-21.85%
Educational Services	D	D	D	D	D	165	23.95%
Health Care and Social Assistance	1,254	1,334	1,423	1,438	1,452	198	15.79%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	106	108	104	102	113	7	6.60%
Accommodation and Food Service	1,425	1,352	1,375	1,347	1,365	-60	-4.21%
Other Services	363	415	419	457	481	118	32.51%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	1,431	1,459	1,439	1,457	1,489	58	4.05%

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 6/16/26.

Establishments by Sector
	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Establishments	986	1,003	1,010	1,019	1,044	58	5.88%
Total Private Establishments	928	948	959	968	995	67	7.22%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	20	19	18	18	19	-1	-5.00%
Mining	4	5	5	5	5	1	25.00%
Construction	97	99	96	96	97	0	0.00%
Manufacturing	103	99	97	100	100	-3	-2.91%
Wholesale Trade	45	52	58	65	74	29	64.44%
Retail Trade	153	148	148	146	143	-10	-6.54%
Transport. and Warehousing	45	48	46	45	45	0	0.00%
Utilities	D	D	D	D	2	0	0.00%
Information	9	10	10	11	11	2	22.22%
Finance and Insurance	50	48	50	52	52	2	4.00%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	39	38	41	43	39	0	0.00%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	63	68	71	72	91	28	44.44%
Mgmt. of Companies	6	6	5	6	6	0	0.00%
Admin. and Waste Services	51	57	61	59	55	4	7.84%
Educational Services	D	D	D	D	D	1	12.50%
Health Care and Social Assistance	55	60	60	62	61	6	10.91%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	15	14	15	13	14	-1	-6.67%
Accommodation and Food Service	85	85	86	87	92	7	8.24%
Other Services	80	82	82	81	80	0	0.00%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	58	56	51	51	50	-8	-13.79%

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 June 2026.

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