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Brown County, IN
Population | Education | Commuting | Labor Force | Industry | Income | Firm Size |
Employment
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 | |||||||
2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 5 Year Change | 5 Year % Change | |
Total Employment | 2,929 | 2,606 | 2,772 | 2,871 | 3,086 | 157 | 5.36% |
Total Private Employment | 2,205 | 1,942 | 2,113 | 2,239 | 2,445 | 240 | 10.88% |
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt | 48 | 42 | 32 | 32 | 33 | -15 | -31.25% |
Mining | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | D | 10 | N/A |
Construction | 129 | 147 | 147 | 153 | 160 | 31 | 24.03% |
Manufacturing | 309 | 306 | 285 | 250 | 119 | -190 | -61.49% |
Wholesale Trade | 15 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 21 | 6 | 40.00% |
Retail Trade | 348 | 310 | 356 | 366 | 390 | 42 | 12.07% |
Transport. and Warehousing | 29 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 20 | -9 | -31.03% |
Utilities | D | D | D | D | D | 13 | N/A |
Information | 7 | 5 | D | D | 5 | -2 | -28.57% |
Finance and Insurance | 33 | 31 | 30 | 35 | 36 | 3 | 9.09% |
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 30 | 23 | 31 | 44 | 39 | 9 | 30.00% |
Professional and Tech. Servs. | 122 | 127 | 136 | 142 | 189 | 67 | 54.92% |
Mgmt. of Companies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Admin. and Waste Services | 94 | 83 | 77 | 74 | 74 | -20 | -21.28% |
Educational Services | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | D | 5 | N/A |
Health Care and Social Assistance | 319 | 271 | 295 | 316 | 374 | 55 | 17.24% |
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation | 80 | 62 | 73 | 92 | 99 | 19 | 23.75% |
Accommodation and Food Service | 548 | 409 | 521 | 596 | 776 | 228 | 41.61% |
Other Services | 84 | 76 | 72 | 76 | 82 | -2 | -2.38% |
Federal, State, & Local Govt. | 724 | 664 | 659 | 632 | 641 | -83 | -11.46% |
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 July 2024.
Establishments by Sector | |||||||
2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 5 Year Change | 5 Year % Change | |
Total Establishments | 305 | 323 | 326 | 336 | 356 | 51 | 16.72% |
Total Private Establishments | 282 | 299 | 302 | 314 | 340 | 58 | 20.57% |
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0.00% |
Mining | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | D | 1 | N/A |
Construction | 35 | 36 | 35 | 39 | 41 | 6 | 17.14% |
Manufacturing | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | -5 | -25.00% |
Wholesale Trade | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 50.00% |
Retail Trade | 68 | 70 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 4 | 5.88% |
Transport. and Warehousing | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 37.50% |
Utilities | D | D | D | D | D | 0 | 0.00% |
Information | 3 | 2 | D | D | 3 | 0 | 0.00% |
Finance and Insurance | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 45.45% |
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 66.67% |
Professional and Tech. Servs. | 24 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 38 | 14 | 58.33% |
Mgmt. of Companies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Admin. and Waste Services | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 5.56% |
Educational Services | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | D | 2 | N/A |
Health Care and Social Assistance | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 4 | 26.67% |
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | -1 | -12.50% |
Accommodation and Food Service | 40 | 45 | 47 | 45 | 51 | 11 | 27.50% |
Other Services | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 36.36% |
Federal, State, & Local Govt. | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 16 | -7 | -30.43% |
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 July 2024.