Washington 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	5,916	6,031	5,958	5,753	5,662	-254	-4.29%
Total Private Employment	4,788	4,903	4,838	4,633	4,557	-231	-4.82%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	86	81	82	83	85	-1	-1.16%
Mining	D	0	0	D	D	-5	-83.33%
Construction	320	317	326	324	333	13	4.06%
Manufacturing	1,289	1,327	1,290	1,208	1,148	-141	-10.94%
Wholesale Trade	88	94	91	90	96	8	9.09%
Retail Trade	1,134	1,162	1,128	1,039	1,044	-90	-7.94%
Transport. and Warehousing	52	55	69	72	66	14	26.92%
Utilities	15	15	14	14	15	0	0.00%
Information	41	39	37	34	32	-9	-21.95%
Finance and Insurance	148	144	136	134	115	-33	-22.30%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	41	37	40	76	74	33	80.49%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	117	133	133	144	141	24	20.51%
Mgmt. of Companies	D	0	D	D	D	3	N/A
Admin. and Waste Services	182	220	183	141	164	-18	-9.89%
Educational Services	0	D	D	D	D	7	N/A
Health Care and Social Assistance	639	624	630	592	563	-76	-11.89%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	14	15	17	14	15	1	7.14%
Accommodation and Food Service	465	489	497	486	489	24	5.16%
Other Services	152	150	165	178	167	15	9.87%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	1,129	1,127	1,120	1,119	1,105	-24	-2.13%

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	470	483	493	488	491	21	4.47%
Total Private Establishments	438	452	467	462	465	27	6.16%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	20	19	18	19	19	-1	-5.00%
Mining	D	0	0	D	D	0	0.00%
Construction	67	68	69	67	69	2	2.99%
Manufacturing	31	32	31	31	30	-1	-3.23%
Wholesale Trade	24	27	26	25	27	3	12.50%
Retail Trade	68	68	73	66	66	-2	-2.94%
Transport. and Warehousing	19	20	22	20	20	1	5.26%
Utilities	4	4	3	3	3	-1	-25.00%
Information	5	6	7	7	9	4	80.00%
Finance and Insurance	26	25	25	26	24	-2	-7.69%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	13	13	13	15	15	2	15.38%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	35	42	43	46	44	9	25.71%
Mgmt. of Companies	D	0	D	D	D	1	100.00%
Admin. and Waste Services	13	16	21	21	21	8	61.54%
Educational Services	0	D	D	D	D	1	N/A
Health Care and Social Assistance	40	40	37	36	35	-5	-12.50%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	6	6	7	6	6	0	0.00%
Accommodation and Food Service	34	35	37	38	39	5	14.71%
Other Services	32	31	34	34	36	4	12.50%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	32	32	26	26	26	-6	-18.75%

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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