Wayne 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	28,676	29,362	29,385	29,736	29,397	721	2.51%
Total Private Employment	24,736	25,418	25,329	25,565	25,211	475	1.92%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	219	118	128	144	153	-66	-30.14%
Mining	21	D	D	D	22	1	4.76%
Construction	817	871	911	975	903	86	10.53%
Manufacturing	5,374	5,734	5,705	5,810	5,633	259	4.82%
Wholesale Trade	699	692	690	715	742	43	6.15%
Retail Trade	3,434	3,541	3,373	3,375	3,200	-234	-6.81%
Transport. and Warehousing	732	771	817	767	712	-20	-2.73%
Utilities	59	66	68	75	93	34	57.63%
Information	163	162	149	144	144	-19	-11.66%
Finance and Insurance	789	788	765	783	806	17	2.15%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	140	142	124	131	156	16	11.43%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	442	470	455	464	429	-13	-2.94%
Mgmt. of Companies	D	305	371	D	D	4	1.52%
Admin. and Waste Services	1,384	1,386	1,196	1,031	995	-389	-28.11%
Educational Services	D	D	D	D	D	55	8.68%
Health Care and Social Assistance	5,979	5,953	6,152	6,305	6,442	463	7.74%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	162	183	186	195	208	46	28.40%
Accommodation and Food Service	2,747	2,876	2,851	2,884	2,900	153	5.57%
Other Services	679	703	716	715	718	39	5.74%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	3,940	3,944	4,056	4,171	4,186	246	6.24%

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	1,416	1,444	1,464	1,495	1,505	89	6.29%
Total Private Establishments	1,353	1,381	1,406	1,436	1,448	95	7.02%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	16	14	12	14	17	1	6.25%
Mining	3	D	D	D	3	0	0.00%
Construction	111	114	117	116	117	6	5.41%
Manufacturing	110	109	108	109	110	0	0.00%
Wholesale Trade	73	81	82	86	88	15	20.55%
Retail Trade	235	234	239	247	244	9	3.83%
Transport. and Warehousing	40	43	44	44	46	6	15.00%
Utilities	4	5	5	5	6	2	50.00%
Information	16	17	17	19	21	5	31.25%
Finance and Insurance	93	95	99	101	102	9	9.68%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	54	51	49	45	49	-5	-9.26%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	93	103	110	120	113	20	21.51%
Mgmt. of Companies	D	9	8	D	D	2	40.00%
Admin. and Waste Services	76	79	82	82	80	4	5.26%
Educational Services	D	D	D	D	D	-1	-7.14%
Health Care and Social Assistance	149	146	150	156	162	13	8.72%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	21	22	22	20	20	-1	-4.76%
Accommodation and Food Service	138	144	145	144	150	12	8.70%
Other Services	103	102	103	104	105	2	1.94%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	63	63	58	59	57	-6	-9.52%

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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