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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
 201920202021202220235 Year
Change
5 Year
% Change
Total Employment132,866125,027137,274141,264131,815-1,051-0.79%
Total Private Employment124,249116,611128,969133,040123,404-845-0.68%
  Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt26525525929438912446.79%
  Mining52DDDD00.00%
  Construction4,0973,8203,8204,1114,3052085.08%
  Manufacturing65,93961,71372,66775,00765,213-726-1.10%
  Wholesale Trade6,4856,3186,8977,1147,0195348.23%
  Retail Trade9,9839,6529,53010,00610,1741911.91%
  Transport. and Warehousing2,5492,4582,4382,5632,450-99-3.88%
  Utilities1281371271291471914.84%
  Information3723463364184497720.70%
  Finance and Insurance1,8191,7801,7111,7201,754-65-3.57%
  Real Estate, Rental, Leasing1,0371,030927840892-145-13.98%
  Professional and Tech. Servs.2,0081,8981,8621,9272,1151075.33%
  Mgmt. of Companies2,5462,4562,7052,9582,7231776.95%
  Admin. and Waste Services4,8024,2255,0494,9644,170-632-13.16%
  Educational Services717659660708776598.23%
  Health Care and Social Assistance11,19610,81110,60210,44910,799-397-3.55%
  Arts, Entertain., and Recreation528374364408418-110-20.83%
  Accommodation and Food Service7,1646,1706,3226,7537,004-160-2.23%
  Other Services2,5652,4552,6402,6122,555-10-0.39%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.8,6178,4168,3058,2238,411-206-2.39%
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Note: D = non-disclosable in compliance with the Bureau of Labor Statistics and/or State of Indiana confidentiality guidelines. Source: Indiana Department of Workforce Development, as of July 2024.
Establishments by Sector
 201920202021202220235 Year
Change
5 Year
% Change
Total Establishments4,7524,8334,9255,0625,2084569.60%
Total Private Establishments4,6704,7494,8424,9815,1344649.94%
  Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt39424447521333.33%
  Mining4DDDD-1-25.00%
  Construction476482488499515398.19%
  Manufacturing7797878018388587910.14%
  Wholesale Trade405412422427437327.90%
  Retail Trade672691700688706345.06%
  Transport. and Warehousing204199208220217136.37%
  Utilities67568233.33%
  Information35383739481337.14%
  Finance and Insurance21021221422021552.38%
  Real Estate, Rental, Leasing161165166168173127.45%
  Professional and Tech. Servs.3053203303553757022.95%
  Mgmt. of Companies3840363837-1-2.63%
  Admin. and Waste Services1962032062262434723.98%
  Educational Services182024283820111.11%
  Health Care and Social Assistance3193263433603735416.93%
  Arts, Entertain., and Recreation4949474947-2-4.08%
  Accommodation and Food Service367373376384399328.72%
  Other Services391381392388390-1-0.26%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.8284838174-8-9.76%
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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-disclosable 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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