Elkhart 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	137,380	132,866	125,027	137,274	141,265	3,885	2.83%
Total Private Employment	128,782	124,249	116,611	128,969	133,040	4,258	3.31%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	247	265	255	259	294	47	19.03%
Mining	53	52	D	D	D	6	11.32%
Construction	3,752	4,097	3,820	3,820	4,112	360	9.59%
Manufacturing	70,345	65,939	61,713	72,667	75,008	4,663	6.63%
Wholesale Trade	6,510	6,485	6,318	6,897	7,115	605	9.29%
Retail Trade	9,886	9,983	9,652	9,530	9,996	110	1.11%
Transport. and Warehousing	3,094	2,549	2,458	2,438	2,563	-531	-17.16%
Utilities	129	128	137	127	129	0	0.00%
Information	374	372	346	336	418	44	11.76%
Finance and Insurance	1,801	1,819	1,780	1,711	1,720	-81	-4.50%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	965	1,037	1,030	927	840	-125	-12.95%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	2,088	2,008	1,898	1,862	1,927	-161	-7.71%
Mgmt. of Companies	2,256	2,546	2,456	2,705	2,958	702	31.12%
Admin. and Waste Services	5,534	4,802	4,225	5,049	4,964	-570	-10.30%
Educational Services	707	717	659	660	708	1	0.14%
Health Care and Social Assistance	10,767	11,196	10,811	10,602	10,451	-316	-2.93%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	537	528	374	364	408	-129	-24.02%
Accommodation and Food Service	7,171	7,164	6,170	6,322	6,753	-418	-5.83%
Other Services	2,563	2,565	2,455	2,640	2,615	52	2.03%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	8,598	8,617	8,416	8,305	8,225	-373	-4.34%

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	4,730	4,752	4,833	4,925	5,060	330	6.98%
Total Private Establishments	4,649	4,670	4,749	4,842	4,979	330	7.10%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	38	39	42	44	47	9	23.68%
Mining	4	4	D	D	D	0	0.00%
Construction	461	476	482	488	499	38	8.24%
Manufacturing	771	779	787	801	838	67	8.69%
Wholesale Trade	399	405	412	422	427	28	7.02%
Retail Trade	672	672	691	700	686	14	2.08%
Transport. and Warehousing	192	204	199	208	220	28	14.58%
Utilities	5	6	7	5	6	1	20.00%
Information	37	35	38	37	39	2	5.41%
Finance and Insurance	212	210	212	214	220	8	3.77%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	164	161	165	166	168	4	2.44%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	309	305	320	330	355	46	14.89%
Mgmt. of Companies	35	38	40	36	38	3	8.57%
Admin. and Waste Services	198	196	203	206	226	28	14.14%
Educational Services	18	18	20	24	28	10	55.56%
Health Care and Social Assistance	318	319	326	343	360	42	13.21%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	48	49	49	47	49	1	2.08%
Accommodation and Food Service	374	367	373	376	384	10	2.67%
Other Services	395	391	381	392	388	-7	-1.77%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	81	82	84	83	81	0	0.00%

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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