Fountain 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	4,444	4,607	4,912	5,050	4,952	508	11.43%
Total Private Employment	3,689	3,829	4,127	4,279	4,169	480	13.01%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	118	123	125	129	126	8	6.78%
Mining	0	0	0	0	0	0	N/A
Construction	83	81	106	107	120	37	44.58%
Manufacturing	1,582	1,604	1,764	1,918	1,890	308	19.47%
Wholesale Trade	92	93	86	89	96	4	4.35%
Retail Trade	535	554	576	584	555	20	3.74%
Transport. and Warehousing	124	161	114	99	84	-40	-32.26%
Utilities	D	D	D	D	D	9	N/A
Information	51	43	46	42	40	-11	-21.57%
Finance and Insurance	159	163	168	169	162	3	1.89%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	25	27	24	26	22	-3	-12.00%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	64	68	68	67	72	8	12.50%
Mgmt. of Companies	D	D	D	D	D	27	N/A
Admin. and Waste Services	48	48	47	39	39	-9	-18.75%
Educational Services	D	D	D	D	D	6	N/A
Health Care and Social Assistance	265	297	373	428	364	99	37.36%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	37	49	55	55	58	21	56.76%
Accommodation and Food Service	312	321	370	385	399	87	27.88%
Other Services	165	165	172	113	100	-65	-39.39%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	755	778	785	771	783	28	3.71%

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	357	373	383	404	372	15	4.20%
Total Private Establishments	320	336	346	376	344	24	7.50%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	20	20	19	22	22	2	10.00%
Mining	0	0	0	0	0	0	N/A
Construction	30	31	34	33	31	1	3.33%
Manufacturing	22	23	26	27	28	6	27.27%
Wholesale Trade	15	17	17	19	19	4	26.67%
Retail Trade	53	53	54	55	53	0	0.00%
Transport. and Warehousing	18	22	20	20	17	-1	-5.56%
Utilities	D	D	D	D	D	-1	-50.00%
Information	7	6	6	4	4	-3	-42.86%
Finance and Insurance	24	27	28	25	24	0	0.00%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	7	9	10	11	9	2	28.57%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	21	22	23	23	23	2	9.52%
Mgmt. of Companies	D	D	D	D	D	1	100.00%
Admin. and Waste Services	19	18	17	17	13	-6	-31.58%
Educational Services	D	D	D	D	D	0	0.00%
Health Care and Social Assistance	17	18	19	47	26	9	52.94%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	7	7	7	7	6	-1	-14.29%
Accommodation and Food Service	30	31	31	30	33	3	10.00%
Other Services	30	31	34	35	34	4	13.33%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	37	37	36	28	29	-8	-21.62%

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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