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
	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Employment	5,826	5,866	5,941	6,008	5,768	-58	-1.00%
Total Private Employment	4,831	4,874	4,969	5,025	4,783	-48	-0.99%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	72	94	96	D	79	7	9.72%
Mining	D	D	D	D	D	1	10.00%
Construction	95	95	92	88	95	0	0.00%
Manufacturing	1,258	1,244	1,240	1,144	1,076	-182	-14.47%
Wholesale Trade	143	151	160	164	151	8	5.59%
Retail Trade	772	769	771	845	842	70	9.07%
Transport. and Warehousing	57	63	70	57	35	-22	-38.60%
Utilities	59	55	46	45	48	-11	-18.64%
Information	60	72	72	72	69	9	15.00%
Finance and Insurance	150	152	152	149	151	1	0.67%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	23	21	23	27	27	4	17.39%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	101	113	110	107	102	1	0.99%
Mgmt. of Companies	D	D	D	D	D	5	22.73%
Admin. and Waste Services	62	48	86	129	100	38	61.29%
Educational Services	19	17	20	20	20	1	5.26%
Health Care and Social Assistance	1,124	1,111	1,165	1,245	1,171	47	4.18%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	22	22	D	D	D	4	18.18%
Accommodation and Food Service	654	673	673	629	612	-42	-6.42%
Other Services	129	137	134	135	143	14	10.85%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	995	992	971	983	985	-10	-1.01%

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	406	422	423	420	423	17	4.19%
Total Private Establishments	368	384	394	391	393	25	6.79%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	8	7	7	D	8	0	0.00%
Mining	D	D	D	D	D	0	0.00%
Construction	24	25	24	25	27	3	12.50%
Manufacturing	32	30	30	30	30	-2	-6.25%
Wholesale Trade	11	13	16	20	19	8	72.73%
Retail Trade	68	71	73	71	70	2	2.94%
Transport. and Warehousing	13	14	17	15	12	-1	-7.69%
Utilities	5	5	5	5	5	0	0.00%
Information	5	5	6	7	7	2	40.00%
Finance and Insurance	30	30	29	28	26	-4	-13.33%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	9	10	10	11	11	2	22.22%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	26	31	27	26	31	5	19.23%
Mgmt. of Companies	D	D	D	D	D	1	50.00%
Admin. and Waste Services	11	12	15	15	14	3	27.27%
Educational Services	4	4	5	5	4	0	0.00%
Health Care and Social Assistance	44	45	48	50	52	8	18.18%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	4	4	D	D	D	1	25.00%
Accommodation and Food Service	40	41	43	39	39	-1	-2.50%
Other Services	33	35	34	32	30	-3	-9.09%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	39	38	29	29	30	-9	-23.08%

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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