Daviess 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	12,046	12,344	12,776	13,260	13,307	1,261	10.47%
Total Private Employment	10,146	10,406	10,819	11,278	11,358	1,212	11.95%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	143	138	176	208	220	77	53.85%
Mining	D	D	10	24	49	36	276.92%
Construction	1,490	1,599	1,724	1,705	1,766	276	18.52%
Manufacturing	2,558	2,469	2,513	2,758	2,742	184	7.19%
Wholesale Trade	421	466	477	491	505	84	19.95%
Retail Trade	1,437	1,504	1,515	1,532	1,553	116	8.07%
Transport. and Warehousing	815	852	867	846	841	26	3.19%
Utilities	48	48	49	48	48	0	0.00%
Information	109	120	115	104	73	-36	-33.03%
Finance and Insurance	356	382	420	451	460	104	29.21%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	39	36	45	56	53	14	35.90%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	495	536	597	701	697	202	40.81%
Mgmt. of Companies	D	14	15	17	18	9	100.00%
Admin. and Waste Services	198	220	218	249	225	27	13.64%
Educational Services	D	D	D	D	D	-1	-1.35%
Health Care and Social Assistance	782	754	787	794	817	35	4.48%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	36	52	62	65	64	28	77.78%
Accommodation and Food Service	829	826	851	850	830	1	0.12%
Other Services	298	307	308	309	324	26	8.72%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	1,900	1,937	1,958	1,982	1,949	49	2.58%

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	908	940	959	978	994	86	9.47%
Total Private Establishments	866	897	923	942	958	92	10.62%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	39	38	41	44	47	8	20.51%
Mining	D	D	4	4	6	3	100.00%
Construction	188	195	196	203	212	24	12.77%
Manufacturing	101	104	109	110	116	15	14.85%
Wholesale Trade	33	41	44	47	48	15	45.45%
Retail Trade	100	103	103	102	103	3	3.00%
Transport. and Warehousing	48	49	51	48	48	0	0.00%
Utilities	4	5	5	5	5	1	25.00%
Information	12	13	13	14	12	0	0.00%
Finance and Insurance	48	46	48	53	53	5	10.42%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	15	13	16	20	23	8	53.33%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	58	64	70	72	65	7	12.07%
Mgmt. of Companies	D	4	4	5	5	3	150.00%
Admin. and Waste Services	20	22	24	24	23	3	15.00%
Educational Services	D	D	D	D	D	-1	-16.67%
Health Care and Social Assistance	64	65	65	65	63	-1	-1.56%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	7	7	8	7	8	1	14.29%
Accommodation and Food Service	53	55	54	54	57	4	7.55%
Other Services	66	67	64	62	61	-5	-7.58%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	42	43	36	36	36	-6	-14.29%

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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