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
	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Employment	125,027	137,274	141,264	131,391	127,066	2,039	1.63%
Total Private Employment	116,611	128,969	133,040	122,980	118,310	1,699	1.46%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	255	259	294	389	451	196	76.86%
Mining	D	D	D	D	D	48	N/A
Construction	3,820	3,820	4,111	4,305	4,199	379	9.92%
Manufacturing	61,713	72,667	75,007	64,827	60,628	-1,085	-1.76%
Wholesale Trade	6,318	6,897	7,114	7,018	7,001	683	10.81%
Retail Trade	9,652	9,530	10,006	10,179	9,744	92	0.95%
Transport. and Warehousing	2,458	2,438	2,563	2,451	2,295	-163	-6.63%
Utilities	137	127	129	147	192	55	40.15%
Information	346	336	418	449	472	126	36.42%
Finance and Insurance	1,780	1,711	1,720	1,755	1,790	10	0.56%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,030	927	840	892	1,028	-2	-0.19%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	1,898	1,862	1,927	2,115	2,210	312	16.44%
Mgmt. of Companies	2,456	2,705	2,958	2,678	2,588	132	5.37%
Admin. and Waste Services	4,225	5,049	4,964	4,170	3,965	-260	-6.15%
Educational Services	659	660	708	776	755	96	14.57%
Health Care and Social Assistance	10,811	10,602	10,449	10,799	11,090	279	2.58%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	374	364	408	418	467	93	24.87%
Accommodation and Food Service	6,170	6,322	6,753	7,004	6,843	673	10.91%
Other Services	2,455	2,640	2,612	2,556	2,544	89	3.63%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	8,416	8,305	8,223	8,411	8,756	340	4.04%

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 5/6/25.

Establishments by Sector
	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Establishments	4,833	4,925	5,062	5,207	5,308	475	9.83%
Total Private Establishments	4,749	4,842	4,981	5,133	5,234	485	10.21%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	42	44	47	52	55	13	30.95%
Mining	D	D	D	D	D	-1	-25.00%
Construction	482	488	499	515	552	70	14.52%
Manufacturing	787	801	838	858	861	74	9.40%
Wholesale Trade	412	422	427	437	442	30	7.28%
Retail Trade	691	700	688	706	698	7	1.01%
Transport. and Warehousing	199	208	220	218	216	17	8.54%
Utilities	7	5	6	8	8	1	14.29%
Information	38	37	39	48	53	15	39.47%
Finance and Insurance	212	214	220	215	223	11	5.19%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	165	166	168	174	191	26	15.76%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	320	330	355	375	395	75	23.44%
Mgmt. of Companies	40	36	38	37	42	2	5.00%
Admin. and Waste Services	203	206	226	243	250	47	23.15%
Educational Services	20	24	28	38	36	16	80.00%
Health Care and Social Assistance	326	343	360	373	375	49	15.03%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	49	47	49	47	50	1	2.04%
Accommodation and Food Service	373	376	384	399	399	26	6.97%
Other Services	381	392	388	390	389	8	2.10%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	84	83	81	74	74	-10	-11.90%

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 May 2025.

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