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
	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Employment	28,602	28,676	29,362	29,385	29,701	1,099	3.84%
Total Private Employment	24,489	24,736	25,418	25,329	25,530	1,041	4.25%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	230	219	118	128	144	-86	-37.39%
Mining	25	21	D	D	D	-5	-20.00%
Construction	772	817	871	911	973	201	26.04%
Manufacturing	5,448	5,374	5,734	5,705	5,810	362	6.64%
Wholesale Trade	694	699	692	690	715	21	3.03%
Retail Trade	3,515	3,434	3,541	3,373	3,375	-140	-3.98%
Transport. and Warehousing	708	732	771	817	767	59	8.33%
Utilities	51	59	66	68	75	24	47.06%
Information	176	163	162	149	144	-32	-18.18%
Finance and Insurance	822	789	788	765	783	-39	-4.74%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	130	140	142	124	131	1	0.77%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	444	442	470	455	462	18	4.05%
Mgmt. of Companies	D	D	305	371	D	325	N/A
Admin. and Waste Services	1,365	1,384	1,386	1,196	1,020	-345	-25.27%
Educational Services	D	D	D	D	D	707	N/A
Health Care and Social Assistance	5,930	5,979	5,953	6,152	6,287	357	6.02%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	123	162	183	186	195	72	58.54%
Accommodation and Food Service	2,575	2,747	2,876	2,851	2,883	308	11.96%
Other Services	623	679	703	716	714	91	14.61%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	4,113	3,940	3,944	4,056	4,171	58	1.41%

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	1,426	1,416	1,444	1,464	1,501	75	5.26%
Total Private Establishments	1,362	1,353	1,381	1,406	1,442	80	5.87%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	17	16	14	12	14	-3	-17.65%
Mining	3	3	D	D	D	-1	-33.33%
Construction	115	111	114	117	116	1	0.87%
Manufacturing	111	110	109	108	109	-2	-1.80%
Wholesale Trade	71	73	81	82	86	15	21.13%
Retail Trade	241	235	234	239	247	6	2.49%
Transport. and Warehousing	40	40	43	44	44	4	10.00%
Utilities	4	4	5	5	5	1	25.00%
Information	14	16	17	17	19	5	35.71%
Finance and Insurance	94	93	95	99	102	8	8.51%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	48	54	51	49	45	-3	-6.25%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	93	93	103	110	123	30	32.26%
Mgmt. of Companies	D	D	9	8	D	3	50.00%
Admin. and Waste Services	76	76	79	82	83	7	9.21%
Educational Services	D	D	D	D	D	0	0.00%
Health Care and Social Assistance	158	149	146	150	156	-2	-1.27%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	19	21	22	22	21	2	10.53%
Accommodation and Food Service	138	138	144	145	145	7	5.07%
Other Services	103	103	102	103	104	1	0.97%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	64	63	63	58	59	-5	-7.81%

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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