Wabash 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	11,701	12,001	12,390	12,395	12,210	509	4.35%
Total Private Employment	10,196	10,469	10,874	10,870	10,681	485	4.76%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	476	471	514	534	514	38	7.98%
Mining	D	D	D	D	D	20	50.00%
Construction	645	680	685	645	635	-10	-1.55%
Manufacturing	2,583	2,778	2,864	2,756	2,604	21	0.81%
Wholesale Trade	434	647	724	696	645	211	48.62%
Retail Trade	1,315	1,340	1,319	1,305	1,278	-37	-2.81%
Transport. and Warehousing	160	108	78	109	87	-73	-45.63%
Utilities	42	43	44	44	46	4	9.52%
Information	46	50	40	36	30	-16	-34.78%
Finance and Insurance	285	284	283	271	265	-20	-7.02%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	99	108	119	129	131	32	32.32%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	199	211	216	228	219	20	10.05%
Mgmt. of Companies	283	235	256	240	284	1	0.35%
Admin. and Waste Services	223	219	211	226	254	31	13.90%
Educational Services	D	D	D	D	D	-105	-28.23%
Health Care and Social Assistance	1,650	1,555	1,780	1,878	1,899	249	15.09%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	230	249	265	276	253	23	10.00%
Accommodation and Food Service	885	929	911	934	965	80	9.04%
Other Services	229	227	233	244	245	16	6.99%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	1,504	1,532	1,516	1,525	1,529	25	1.66%

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	762	774	775	778	794	32	4.20%
Total Private Establishments	717	728	735	739	754	37	5.16%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	43	42	42	40	37	-6	-13.95%
Mining	D	D	D	D	D	-1	-25.00%
Construction	78	79	80	80	83	5	6.41%
Manufacturing	62	61	63	61	60	-2	-3.23%
Wholesale Trade	43	44	41	42	43	0	0.00%
Retail Trade	110	109	108	109	109	-1	-0.91%
Transport. and Warehousing	28	27	29	28	27	-1	-3.57%
Utilities	4	4	4	4	4	0	0.00%
Information	9	11	11	11	10	1	11.11%
Finance and Insurance	38	35	37	39	40	2	5.26%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	25	24	25	26	28	3	12.00%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	47	54	54	58	59	12	25.53%
Mgmt. of Companies	5	8	6	6	6	1	20.00%
Admin. and Waste Services	26	27	27	29	32	6	23.08%
Educational Services	D	D	D	D	D	1	33.33%
Health Care and Social Assistance	63	64	66	67	71	8	12.70%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	9	10	9	8	8	-1	-11.11%
Accommodation and Food Service	59	62	62	61	67	8	13.56%
Other Services	62	62	64	64	64	2	3.23%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	46	46	40	40	40	-6	-13.04%

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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