Fayette 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	5,687	5,826	5,866	5,941	6,005	318	5.59%
Total Private Employment	4,706	4,831	4,874	4,969	5,022	316	6.71%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	58	72	94	96	D	54	93.10%
Mining	D	D	D	D	D	11	N/A
Construction	100	95	95	92	85	-15	-15.00%
Manufacturing	1,226	1,258	1,244	1,240	1,144	-82	-6.69%
Wholesale Trade	147	143	151	160	164	17	11.56%
Retail Trade	717	772	769	771	845	128	17.85%
Transport. and Warehousing	45	57	63	70	57	12	26.67%
Utilities	60	59	55	46	45	-15	-25.00%
Information	59	60	72	72	72	13	22.03%
Finance and Insurance	150	150	152	152	149	-1	-0.67%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	28	23	21	23	27	-1	-3.57%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	98	101	113	110	107	9	9.18%
Mgmt. of Companies	D	D	D	D	D	26	N/A
Admin. and Waste Services	53	62	48	86	128	75	141.51%
Educational Services	16	19	17	20	20	4	25.00%
Health Care and Social Assistance	1,185	1,124	1,111	1,165	1,245	60	5.06%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	33	22	22	D	D	-11	-33.33%
Accommodation and Food Service	566	654	673	673	629	63	11.13%
Other Services	133	129	137	134	135	2	1.50%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	981	995	992	971	983	2	0.20%

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	408	406	422	423	421	13	3.19%
Total Private Establishments	370	368	384	394	392	22	5.95%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	8	8	7	7	D	0	0.00%
Mining	D	D	D	D	D	0	0.00%
Construction	25	24	25	24	25	0	0.00%
Manufacturing	34	32	30	30	30	-4	-11.76%
Wholesale Trade	11	11	13	16	20	9	81.82%
Retail Trade	66	68	71	73	71	5	7.58%
Transport. and Warehousing	14	13	14	17	15	1	7.14%
Utilities	5	5	5	5	5	0	0.00%
Information	5	5	5	6	7	2	40.00%
Finance and Insurance	29	30	30	29	28	-1	-3.45%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	9	9	10	10	11	2	22.22%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	23	26	31	27	26	3	13.04%
Mgmt. of Companies	D	D	D	D	D	0	0.00%
Admin. and Waste Services	10	11	12	15	15	5	50.00%
Educational Services	4	4	4	5	5	1	25.00%
Health Care and Social Assistance	46	44	45	48	50	4	8.70%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	6	4	4	D	D	-2	-33.33%
Accommodation and Food Service	40	40	41	43	39	-1	-2.50%
Other Services	32	33	35	34	32	0	0.00%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	38	39	38	29	29	-9	-23.68%

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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