De Kalb 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	21,445	21,856	21,720	22,201	21,584	139	0.65%
Total Private Employment	19,406	19,844	19,706	20,172	19,538	132	0.68%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	121	120	112	110	111	-10	-8.26%
Mining	56	60	63	D	D	-34	-60.71%
Construction	634	688	690	714	758	124	19.56%
Manufacturing	9,746	9,779	9,368	9,572	8,739	-1,007	-10.33%
Wholesale Trade	839	881	925	937	931	92	10.97%
Retail Trade	1,509	1,551	1,565	1,568	1,606	97	6.43%
Transport. and Warehousing	1,559	1,639	1,483	1,519	1,530	-29	-1.86%
Utilities	D	D	D	D	D	7	116.67%
Information	67	68	66	68	79	12	17.91%
Finance and Insurance	308	340	363	395	406	98	31.82%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	115	118	183	192	182	67	58.26%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	464	524	648	651	660	196	42.24%
Mgmt. of Companies	123	125	135	142	147	24	19.51%
Admin. and Waste Services	584	585	615	555	576	-8	-1.37%
Educational Services	64	66	65	72	71	7	10.94%
Health Care and Social Assistance	1,309	1,347	1,426	1,502	1,477	168	12.83%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	166	160	158	171	186	20	12.05%
Accommodation and Food Service	1,305	1,363	1,392	1,527	1,602	297	22.76%
Other Services	434	424	443	446	442	8	1.84%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	2,040	2,013	2,014	2,028	2,046	6	0.29%

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	1,024	1,058	1,068	1,083	1,122	98	9.57%
Total Private Establishments	974	1,007	1,025	1,040	1,079	105	10.78%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	21	21	20	20	22	1	4.76%
Mining	5	5	4	D	D	-1	-20.00%
Construction	121	123	129	129	132	11	9.09%
Manufacturing	118	117	118	122	120	2	1.69%
Wholesale Trade	50	59	62	62	58	8	16.00%
Retail Trade	115	115	117	120	121	6	5.22%
Transport. and Warehousing	55	60	55	58	58	3	5.45%
Utilities	D	D	D	D	D	1	100.00%
Information	6	8	10	11	15	9	150.00%
Finance and Insurance	56	57	63	65	66	10	17.86%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	32	32	34	33	36	4	12.50%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	75	83	89	88	91	16	21.33%
Mgmt. of Companies	8	8	8	7	5	-3	-37.50%
Admin. and Waste Services	57	61	61	62	66	9	15.79%
Educational Services	7	7	7	8	6	-1	-14.29%
Health Care and Social Assistance	60	63	67	72	75	15	25.00%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	15	15	14	14	17	2	13.33%
Accommodation and Food Service	88	89	87	91	99	11	12.50%
Other Services	84	83	80	76	89	5	5.95%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	50	51	43	43	43	-7	-14.00%

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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