Benton 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
	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Employment	2,304	2,155	2,201	2,106	2,064	-240	-10.42%
Total Private Employment	1,752	1,621	1,642	1,545	1,500	-252	-14.38%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	274	192	186	193	201	-73	-26.64%
Mining	0	0	0	0	0	0	N/A
Construction	81	86	112	79	83	2	2.47%
Manufacturing	425	413	392	387	373	-52	-12.24%
Wholesale Trade	140	142	180	176	175	35	25.00%
Retail Trade	187	179	178	157	154	-33	-17.65%
Transport. and Warehousing	115	104	98	103	93	-22	-19.13%
Utilities	D	D	D	37	36	16	80.00%
Information	D	24	D	D	D	-15	-75.00%
Finance and Insurance	184	181	179	157	148	-36	-19.57%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	D	D	D	6	3	1	50.00%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	45	39	35	38	37	-8	-17.78%
Mgmt. of Companies	0	0	0	0	0	0	N/A
Admin. and Waste Services	D	17	17	D	17	3	21.43%
Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0	0	N/A
Health Care and Social Assistance	105	98	95	69	55	-50	-47.62%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	23	D	34	28	D	0	0.00%
Accommodation and Food Service	46	40	35	29	31	-15	-32.61%
Other Services	72	58	55	57	67	-5	-6.94%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	552	533	559	561	564	12	2.17%

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 6/16/26.

Establishments by Sector
	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Establishments	228	225	215	213	216	-12	-5.26%
Total Private Establishments	195	192	185	182	185	-10	-5.13%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	17	18	14	14	15	-2	-11.76%
Mining	0	0	0	0	0	0	N/A
Construction	23	23	25	24	25	2	8.70%
Manufacturing	13	13	12	12	12	-1	-7.69%
Wholesale Trade	16	16	19	20	22	6	37.50%
Retail Trade	30	29	27	27	26	-4	-13.33%
Transport. and Warehousing	23	23	20	19	19	-4	-17.39%
Utilities	D	D	D	3	3	1	50.00%
Information	D	3	D	D	D	-1	-33.33%
Finance and Insurance	18	20	19	16	15	-3	-16.67%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	D	D	D	3	3	1	50.00%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	9	8	7	8	8	-1	-11.11%
Mgmt. of Companies	0	0	0	0	0	0	N/A
Admin. and Waste Services	D	5	7	D	7	2	40.00%
Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0	0	N/A
Health Care and Social Assistance	11	10	10	11	11	0	0.00%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	3	D	3	3	D	1	33.33%
Accommodation and Food Service	7	6	6	5	5	-2	-28.57%
Other Services	13	11	10	9	8	-5	-38.46%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	33	33	30	31	31	-2	-6.06%

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 June 2026.

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