Whitley 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
	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Employment	12,741	13,071	13,600	13,965	13,957	1,216	9.54%
Total Private Employment	11,315	11,643	12,149	12,483	12,413	1,098	9.70%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	94	90	92	96	95	1	1.06%
Mining	0	0	0	0	0	0	N/A
Construction	576	D	538	606	650	74	12.85%
Manufacturing	5,329	5,651	5,960	6,079	5,977	648	12.16%
Wholesale Trade	436	457	485	518	484	48	11.01%
Retail Trade	1,361	1,234	1,224	1,244	1,262	-99	-7.27%
Transport. and Warehousing	215	266	288	276	237	22	10.23%
Utilities	D	79	D	D	D	85	N/A
Information	71	67	69	73	71	0	0.00%
Finance and Insurance	195	192	211	211	199	4	2.05%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	68	64	61	59	61	-7	-10.29%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	194	193	245	234	251	57	29.38%
Mgmt. of Companies	39	29	D	D	D	-38	-97.44%
Admin. and Waste Services	254	272	304	323	393	139	54.72%
Educational Services	22	23	D	D	D	5	22.73%
Health Care and Social Assistance	967	D	1,020	1,079	1,000	33	3.41%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	80	98	95	109	156	76	95.00%
Accommodation and Food Service	826	881	876	882	870	44	5.33%
Other Services	510	518	560	585	595	85	16.67%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	1,426	1,428	1,451	1,482	1,544	118	8.27%

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	719	728	736	744	766	47	6.54%
Total Private Establishments	680	691	700	712	734	54	7.94%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	13	12	14	15	18	5	38.46%
Mining	0	0	0	0	0	0	N/A
Construction	85	D	82	86	90	5	5.88%
Manufacturing	71	73	78	77	77	6	8.45%
Wholesale Trade	38	41	45	48	49	11	28.95%
Retail Trade	95	95	91	89	90	-5	-5.26%
Transport. and Warehousing	23	26	27	25	26	3	13.04%
Utilities	D	3	D	D	D	0	0.00%
Information	9	9	9	10	10	1	11.11%
Finance and Insurance	48	51	48	49	50	2	4.17%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	16	18	18	22	24	8	50.00%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	52	52	59	60	62	10	19.23%
Mgmt. of Companies	5	5	D	D	D	-3	-60.00%
Admin. and Waste Services	38	38	39	41	44	6	15.79%
Educational Services	4	4	D	D	D	2	50.00%
Health Care and Social Assistance	44	D	42	43	44	0	0.00%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	12	12	12	12	16	4	33.33%
Accommodation and Food Service	59	60	59	59	59	0	0.00%
Other Services	67	67	71	70	68	1	1.49%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	39	37	36	32	32	-7	-17.95%

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.

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