Wells 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
	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Employment	10,792	10,686	10,362	10,475	10,620	-172	-1.59%
Total Private Employment	9,471	9,377	9,102	9,195	9,335	-136	-1.44%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	152	139	155	172	175	23	15.13%
Mining	D	D	D	D	D	20	N/A
Construction	419	448	459	472	512	93	22.20%
Manufacturing	2,600	2,594	2,431	2,578	2,707	107	4.12%
Wholesale Trade	473	476	443	473	523	50	10.57%
Retail Trade	1,013	1,018	1,058	1,097	1,072	59	5.82%
Transport. and Warehousing	1,358	1,420	1,461	1,358	1,308	-50	-3.68%
Utilities	11	D	D	D	D	-8	-72.73%
Information	53	54	52	51	50	-3	-5.66%
Finance and Insurance	173	161	164	146	143	-30	-17.34%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	255	142	144	130	147	-108	-42.35%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	189	191	187	194	211	22	11.64%
Mgmt. of Companies	D	D	D	D	D	13	N/A
Admin. and Waste Services	286	304	326	224	202	-84	-29.37%
Educational Services	9	7	D	D	D	-1	-11.11%
Health Care and Social Assistance	1,471	1,428	1,358	1,304	1,253	-218	-14.82%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	24	19	12	D	D	-14	-58.33%
Accommodation and Food Service	576	572	503	509	545	-31	-5.38%
Other Services	377	361	297	437	432	55	14.59%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	1,321	1,309	1,260	1,279	1,286	-35	-2.65%

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 August 2023.

Establishments by Sector
	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Establishments	622	616	641	653	660	38	6.11%
Total Private Establishments	586	581	603	616	622	36	6.14%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	25	23	22	25	27	2	8.00%
Mining	D	D	D	D	D	0	0.00%
Construction	69	66	70	74	73	4	5.80%
Manufacturing	53	54	55	55	57	4	7.55%
Wholesale Trade	42	43	43	46	50	8	19.05%
Retail Trade	80	79	81	81	83	3	3.75%
Transport. and Warehousing	21	25	28	28	28	7	33.33%
Utilities	3	D	D	D	D	-2	-66.67%
Information	4	3	3	3	3	-1	-25.00%
Finance and Insurance	37	35	40	39	36	-1	-2.70%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	30	26	27	29	33	3	10.00%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	35	30	33	38	36	1	2.86%
Mgmt. of Companies	D	D	D	D	D	0	0.00%
Admin. and Waste Services	29	32	34	36	35	6	20.69%
Educational Services	4	4	D	D	D	-2	-50.00%
Health Care and Social Assistance	46	49	52	51	51	5	10.87%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	5	5	5	D	D	-1	-20.00%
Accommodation and Food Service	41	40	41	40	40	-1	-2.44%
Other Services	62	63	63	63	60	-2	-3.23%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	36	35	38	38	39	3	8.33%

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 August 2023.

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