
Jennings County, IN
Population | Education | Commuting | Labor Force | Industry | Income | Firm Size |
Employment
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 | 7,334 | 7,447 | 7,678 | 7,871 | 8,131 | 797 | 10.87% |
Total Private Employment | 6,114 | 6,222 | 6,431 | 6,629 | 6,888 | 774 | 12.66% |
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt | D | D | D | D | D | 115 | N/A |
Mining | D | D | D | D | D | 13 | N/A |
Construction | 721 | 788 | 787 | 816 | 846 | 125 | 17.34% |
Manufacturing | 1,780 | 1,803 | 1,916 | 2,072 | 2,169 | 389 | 21.85% |
Wholesale Trade | 226 | 227 | 234 | 184 | 192 | -34 | -15.04% |
Retail Trade | 712 | 729 | 730 | 722 | 721 | 9 | 1.26% |
Transport. and Warehousing | D | D | 868 | 863 | 820 | 820 | N/A |
Utilities | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | -6 | -28.57% |
Information | 16 | 10 | 13 | D | 2 | -14 | -87.50% |
Finance and Insurance | 101 | 96 | 99 | 101 | 98 | -3 | -2.97% |
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 29 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 31 | 2 | 6.90% |
Professional and Tech. Servs. | 94 | 122 | 144 | 162 | 159 | 65 | 69.15% |
Mgmt. of Companies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Admin. and Waste Services | 234 | 236 | 263 | 287 | 325 | 91 | 38.89% |
Educational Services | D | D | D | D | D | 0 | N/A |
Health Care and Social Assistance | 619 | 616 | 633 | 656 | 813 | 194 | 31.34% |
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation | 9 | 17 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 12 | 133.33% |
Accommodation and Food Service | 392 | 446 | 450 | 462 | 459 | 67 | 17.09% |
Other Services | 87 | 86 | 89 | 86 | 88 | 1 | 1.15% |
Federal, State, & Local Govt. | 1,220 | 1,225 | 1,247 | 1,242 | 1,243 | 23 | 1.89% |
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 | 406 | 412 | 435 | 465 | 475 | 69 | 17.00% |
Total Private Establishments | 363 | 371 | 393 | 428 | 438 | 75 | 20.66% |
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt | D | D | D | D | D | -1 | -11.11% |
Mining | D | D | D | D | D | -1 | -50.00% |
Construction | 45 | 47 | 51 | 58 | 56 | 11 | 24.44% |
Manufacturing | 40 | 41 | 42 | 45 | 43 | 3 | 7.50% |
Wholesale Trade | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | -2 | -14.29% |
Retail Trade | 55 | 55 | 56 | 59 | 58 | 3 | 5.45% |
Transport. and Warehousing | D | D | 23 | 23 | 26 | 7 | 36.84% |
Utilities | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.00% |
Information | 3 | 3 | 4 | D | 2 | -1 | -33.33% |
Finance and Insurance | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 3 | 13.64% |
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 41.67% |
Professional and Tech. Servs. | 17 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 31 | 14 | 82.35% |
Mgmt. of Companies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Admin. and Waste Services | 15 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 15 | 100.00% |
Educational Services | D | D | D | D | D | -1 | -50.00% |
Health Care and Social Assistance | 56 | 55 | 58 | 62 | 66 | 10 | 17.86% |
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 50.00% |
Accommodation and Food Service | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 6 | 24.00% |
Other Services | 21 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 2 | 9.52% |
Federal, State, & Local Govt. | 43 | 41 | 42 | 37 | 37 | -6 | -13.95% |
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.