
Vanderburgh County, IN
Population | Education | Commuting | Labor Force | Industry | Income | Firm Size |
Employment
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 | 102,059 | 104,327 | 106,595 | 107,754 | 106,858 | 4,799 | 4.70% |
Total Private Employment | 92,817 | 95,263 | 97,503 | 98,486 | 97,504 | 4,687 | 5.05% |
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt | 101 | 96 | 96 | 106 | 84 | -17 | -16.83% |
Mining | 68 | 57 | 58 | 55 | 57 | -11 | -16.18% |
Construction | 6,553 | 6,444 | 6,541 | 6,758 | 6,853 | 300 | 4.58% |
Manufacturing | 11,896 | 12,211 | 12,631 | 12,650 | 12,253 | 357 | 3.00% |
Wholesale Trade | 4,215 | 4,233 | 4,476 | 4,461 | 4,447 | 232 | 5.50% |
Retail Trade | 11,935 | 12,147 | 12,174 | 12,071 | 11,902 | -33 | -0.28% |
Transport. and Warehousing | 4,476 | 4,926 | 5,043 | 5,100 | 5,273 | 797 | 17.81% |
Utilities | 758 | 732 | 436 | D | D | -487 | -64.25% |
Information | 1,409 | 1,272 | 1,305 | 1,292 | 1,749 | 340 | 24.13% |
Finance and Insurance | 2,555 | 2,635 | 2,844 | 2,890 | 2,825 | 270 | 10.57% |
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 1,216 | 1,325 | 1,255 | 1,246 | 1,407 | 191 | 15.71% |
Professional and Tech. Servs. | 4,604 | 4,732 | 4,958 | 5,100 | 4,480 | -124 | -2.69% |
Mgmt. of Companies | 3,429 | 3,415 | 3,583 | 3,643 | 3,549 | 120 | 3.50% |
Admin. and Waste Services | 5,831 | 6,045 | 6,170 | 5,832 | 5,213 | -618 | -10.60% |
Educational Services | 1,857 | 2,178 | 2,239 | 2,217 | 2,354 | 497 | 26.76% |
Health Care and Social Assistance | 18,163 | 18,395 | 18,351 | 18,752 | 18,711 | 548 | 3.02% |
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation | 1,460 | 1,566 | 1,882 | 2,121 | 2,114 | 654 | 44.79% |
Accommodation and Food Service | 8,957 | 9,384 | 9,765 | 10,064 | 10,053 | 1,096 | 12.24% |
Other Services | 3,334 | 3,470 | 3,696 | 3,865 | 3,911 | 577 | 17.31% |
Federal, State, & Local Govt. | 9,242 | 9,064 | 9,092 | 9,268 | 9,355 | 113 | 1.22% |
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 | 4,845 | 4,883 | 5,046 | 5,166 | 5,199 | 354 | 7.31% |
Total Private Establishments | 4,767 | 4,806 | 4,967 | 5,090 | 5,124 | 357 | 7.49% |
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | -1 | -4.76% |
Mining | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | -2 | -11.11% |
Construction | 435 | 433 | 439 | 438 | 434 | -1 | -0.23% |
Manufacturing | 243 | 240 | 234 | 236 | 235 | -8 | -3.29% |
Wholesale Trade | 308 | 303 | 315 | 327 | 327 | 19 | 6.17% |
Retail Trade | 723 | 739 | 753 | 756 | 738 | 15 | 2.07% |
Transport. and Warehousing | 119 | 122 | 136 | 133 | 126 | 7 | 5.88% |
Utilities | 10 | 8 | 7 | D | D | -3 | -30.00% |
Information | 54 | 50 | 59 | 59 | 62 | 8 | 14.81% |
Finance and Insurance | 302 | 307 | 325 | 334 | 338 | 36 | 11.92% |
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 207 | 220 | 224 | 227 | 242 | 35 | 16.91% |
Professional and Tech. Servs. | 457 | 466 | 500 | 532 | 551 | 94 | 20.57% |
Mgmt. of Companies | 55 | 51 | 54 | 54 | 52 | -3 | -5.45% |
Admin. and Waste Services | 277 | 274 | 287 | 303 | 309 | 32 | 11.55% |
Educational Services | 61 | 63 | 69 | 71 | 74 | 13 | 21.31% |
Health Care and Social Assistance | 551 | 572 | 577 | 604 | 619 | 68 | 12.34% |
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation | 73 | 70 | 74 | 82 | 80 | 7 | 9.59% |
Accommodation and Food Service | 461 | 461 | 472 | 483 | 488 | 27 | 5.86% |
Other Services | 394 | 391 | 405 | 409 | 409 | 15 | 3.81% |
Federal, State, & Local Govt. | 78 | 77 | 79 | 76 | 75 | -3 | -3.85% |
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.