Elkhart 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
	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Employment	132,866	125,027	137,274	141,264	131,815	-1,051	-0.79%
Total Private Employment	124,249	116,611	128,969	133,040	123,404	-845	-0.68%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	265	255	259	294	389	124	46.79%
Mining	52	D	D	D	D	0	0.00%
Construction	4,097	3,820	3,820	4,111	4,305	208	5.08%
Manufacturing	65,939	61,713	72,667	75,007	65,213	-726	-1.10%
Wholesale Trade	6,485	6,318	6,897	7,114	7,019	534	8.23%
Retail Trade	9,983	9,652	9,530	10,006	10,174	191	1.91%
Transport. and Warehousing	2,549	2,458	2,438	2,563	2,450	-99	-3.88%
Utilities	128	137	127	129	147	19	14.84%
Information	372	346	336	418	449	77	20.70%
Finance and Insurance	1,819	1,780	1,711	1,720	1,754	-65	-3.57%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,037	1,030	927	840	892	-145	-13.98%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	2,008	1,898	1,862	1,927	2,115	107	5.33%
Mgmt. of Companies	2,546	2,456	2,705	2,958	2,723	177	6.95%
Admin. and Waste Services	4,802	4,225	5,049	4,964	4,170	-632	-13.16%
Educational Services	717	659	660	708	776	59	8.23%
Health Care and Social Assistance	11,196	10,811	10,602	10,449	10,799	-397	-3.55%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	528	374	364	408	418	-110	-20.83%
Accommodation and Food Service	7,164	6,170	6,322	6,753	7,004	-160	-2.23%
Other Services	2,565	2,455	2,640	2,612	2,555	-10	-0.39%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	8,617	8,416	8,305	8,223	8,411	-206	-2.39%

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	4,752	4,833	4,925	5,062	5,208	456	9.60%
Total Private Establishments	4,670	4,749	4,842	4,981	5,134	464	9.94%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	39	42	44	47	52	13	33.33%
Mining	4	D	D	D	D	-1	-25.00%
Construction	476	482	488	499	515	39	8.19%
Manufacturing	779	787	801	838	858	79	10.14%
Wholesale Trade	405	412	422	427	437	32	7.90%
Retail Trade	672	691	700	688	706	34	5.06%
Transport. and Warehousing	204	199	208	220	217	13	6.37%
Utilities	6	7	5	6	8	2	33.33%
Information	35	38	37	39	48	13	37.14%
Finance and Insurance	210	212	214	220	215	5	2.38%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	161	165	166	168	173	12	7.45%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	305	320	330	355	375	70	22.95%
Mgmt. of Companies	38	40	36	38	37	-1	-2.63%
Admin. and Waste Services	196	203	206	226	243	47	23.98%
Educational Services	18	20	24	28	38	20	111.11%
Health Care and Social Assistance	319	326	343	360	373	54	16.93%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	49	49	47	49	47	-2	-4.08%
Accommodation and Food Service	367	373	376	384	399	32	8.72%
Other Services	391	381	392	388	390	-1	-0.26%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	82	84	83	81	74	-8	-9.76%

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.

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