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Decatur 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 | 14,489 | 13,625 | 14,005 | 13,828 | 14,036 | -453 | -3.13% |
Total Private Employment | 12,837 | 12,021 | 12,335 | 12,114 | 12,316 | -521 | -4.06% |
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt | 241 | 234 | 225 | 231 | 247 | 6 | 2.49% |
Mining | D | D | D | D | D | 34 | N/A |
Construction | 355 | 322 | 289 | 304 | 312 | -43 | -12.11% |
Manufacturing | 5,526 | 5,385 | 5,489 | 4,896 | 4,802 | -724 | -13.10% |
Wholesale Trade | 480 | 455 | 463 | 448 | 426 | -54 | -11.25% |
Retail Trade | 1,200 | 1,164 | 1,215 | 1,211 | 1,224 | 24 | 2.00% |
Transport. and Warehousing | 781 | 685 | 770 | 830 | 885 | 104 | 13.32% |
Utilities | 54 | 54 | 53 | 51 | 53 | -1 | -1.85% |
Information | 61 | 44 | 47 | 49 | 50 | -11 | -18.03% |
Finance and Insurance | 236 | 201 | 204 | 193 | 181 | -55 | -23.31% |
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 69 | 62 | 59 | 56 | 62 | -7 | -10.14% |
Professional and Tech. Servs. | 134 | 137 | 153 | 164 | 207 | 73 | 54.48% |
Mgmt. of Companies | D | D | D | 499 | 530 | 530 | N/A |
Admin. and Waste Services | 1,494 | 1,209 | 1,165 | 1,141 | 1,205 | -289 | -19.34% |
Educational Services | 19 | 13 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 2 | 10.53% |
Health Care and Social Assistance | 750 | 727 | 711 | 710 | 759 | 9 | 1.20% |
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation | 54 | 46 | 52 | 55 | 52 | -2 | -3.70% |
Accommodation and Food Service | 911 | 814 | 897 | 935 | 954 | 43 | 4.72% |
Other Services | 291 | 254 | 313 | 287 | 312 | 21 | 7.22% |
Federal, State, & Local Govt. | 1,652 | 1,604 | 1,670 | 1,714 | 1,721 | 69 | 4.18% |
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 | 656 | 656 | 672 | 683 | 695 | 39 | 5.95% |
Total Private Establishments | 613 | 613 | 630 | 642 | 663 | 50 | 8.16% |
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 4 | 16.00% |
Mining | D | D | D | D | D | 0 | 0.00% |
Construction | 68 | 68 | 67 | 65 | 66 | -2 | -2.94% |
Manufacturing | 60 | 60 | 58 | 54 | 53 | -7 | -11.67% |
Wholesale Trade | 39 | 40 | 43 | 47 | 49 | 10 | 25.64% |
Retail Trade | 95 | 97 | 100 | 103 | 104 | 9 | 9.47% |
Transport. and Warehousing | 40 | 38 | 37 | 39 | 41 | 1 | 2.50% |
Utilities | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.00% |
Information | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 60.00% |
Finance and Insurance | 38 | 37 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 3 | 7.89% |
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 3 | 15.00% |
Professional and Tech. Servs. | 35 | 36 | 38 | 42 | 46 | 11 | 31.43% |
Mgmt. of Companies | D | D | D | 4 | 5 | 2 | 66.67% |
Admin. and Waste Services | 29 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 4 | 13.79% |
Educational Services | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 50.00% |
Health Care and Social Assistance | 43 | 43 | 46 | 44 | 43 | 0 | 0.00% |
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0.00% |
Accommodation and Food Service | 50 | 50 | 52 | 53 | 55 | 5 | 10.00% |
Other Services | 47 | 45 | 50 | 50 | 48 | 1 | 2.13% |
Federal, State, & Local Govt. | 43 | 43 | 43 | 41 | 32 | -11 | -25.58% |
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.