Adams 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	12,919	13,260	13,579	13,269	12,931	12	0.09%
Total Private Employment	10,779	11,117	11,409	11,023	10,577	-202	-1.87%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	195	183	200	212	214	19	9.74%
Mining	D	D	D	D	D	6	N/A
Construction	426	427	461	477	528	102	23.94%
Manufacturing	4,669	4,810	4,658	4,393	4,062	-607	-13.00%
Wholesale Trade	403	417	574	580	561	158	39.21%
Retail Trade	1,413	1,418	1,435	1,564	1,644	231	16.35%
Transport. and Warehousing	397	415	416	349	333	-64	-16.12%
Utilities	D	D	D	D	D	17	N/A
Information	146	153	161	156	145	-1	-0.68%
Finance and Insurance	277	273	272	273	273	-4	-1.44%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	112	115	109	107	92	-20	-17.86%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	197	196	216	224	185	-12	-6.09%
Mgmt. of Companies	D	D	D	D	D	4	N/A
Admin. and Waste Services	462	624	825	524	387	-75	-16.23%
Educational Services	33	35	41	44	47	14	42.42%
Health Care and Social Assistance	886	850	791	815	810	-76	-8.58%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	39	56	80	93	96	57	146.15%
Accommodation and Food Service	792	805	824	833	821	29	3.66%
Other Services	293	307	310	330	353	60	20.48%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	2,140	2,143	2,170	2,246	2,354	214	10.00%

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	717	725	756	767	788	71	9.90%
Total Private Establishments	680	687	720	735	756	76	11.18%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	26	26	28	31	31	5	19.23%
Mining	D	D	D	D	D	0	0.00%
Construction	75	76	80	84	87	12	16.00%
Manufacturing	60	59	60	59	64	4	6.67%
Wholesale Trade	35	40	45	43	43	8	22.86%
Retail Trade	127	126	126	121	125	-2	-1.57%
Transport. and Warehousing	37	39	42	39	40	3	8.11%
Utilities	D	D	D	D	D	0	0.00%
Information	12	14	16	13	12	0	0.00%
Finance and Insurance	48	47	47	48	49	1	2.08%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	21	20	20	23	23	2	9.52%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	36	37	39	45	44	8	22.22%
Mgmt. of Companies	D	D	D	D	D	-1	-50.00%
Admin. and Waste Services	39	39	44	47	51	12	30.77%
Educational Services	6	5	5	5	6	0	0.00%
Health Care and Social Assistance	36	38	40	45	47	11	30.56%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	6	7	10	11	11	5	83.33%
Accommodation and Food Service	49	49	50	51	52	3	6.12%
Other Services	65	63	65	67	70	5	7.69%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	37	38	36	32	32	-5	-13.51%

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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