Knox 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	17,016	17,102	17,238	17,077	16,811	-205	-1.20%
Total Private Employment	12,724	12,854	13,014	12,856	12,585	-139	-1.09%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	385	363	372	374	374	-11	-2.86%
Mining	D	D	D	D	D	-117	-14.25%
Construction	669	704	712	679	705	36	5.38%
Manufacturing	2,084	2,151	2,184	2,273	2,294	210	10.08%
Wholesale Trade	570	567	583	575	555	-15	-2.63%
Retail Trade	1,943	1,958	1,870	1,807	1,807	-136	-7.00%
Transport. and Warehousing	413	411	391	346	318	-95	-23.00%
Utilities	310	302	297	275	269	-41	-13.23%
Information	49	56	56	65	63	14	28.57%
Finance and Insurance	313	295	291	301	287	-26	-8.31%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	113	95	90	92	82	-31	-27.43%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	269	277	290	268	234	-35	-13.01%
Mgmt. of Companies	82	83	79	124	136	54	65.85%
Admin. and Waste Services	580	491	560	573	532	-48	-8.28%
Educational Services	81	82	80	81	89	8	9.88%
Health Care and Social Assistance	2,132	2,102	2,159	2,224	2,180	48	2.25%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	23	23	28	28	28	5	21.74%
Accommodation and Food Service	1,490	1,528	1,517	1,515	1,477	-13	-0.87%
Other Services	399	410	454	470	452	53	13.28%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	4,292	4,248	4,224	4,221	4,226	-66	-1.54%

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	942	942	943	949	949	7	0.74%
Total Private Establishments	870	870	872	879	879	9	1.03%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	63	64	67	67	66	3	4.76%
Mining	D	D	D	D	D	-1	-12.50%
Construction	77	77	80	80	80	3	3.90%
Manufacturing	41	41	38	40	40	-1	-2.44%
Wholesale Trade	53	53	53	52	51	-2	-3.77%
Retail Trade	139	146	144	140	137	-2	-1.44%
Transport. and Warehousing	37	36	37	35	34	-3	-8.11%
Utilities	13	13	14	13	13	0	0.00%
Information	14	15	15	16	18	4	28.57%
Finance and Insurance	51	48	51	56	58	7	13.73%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	24	23	22	23	25	1	4.17%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	42	43	45	48	46	4	9.52%
Mgmt. of Companies	5	5	5	6	7	2	40.00%
Admin. and Waste Services	42	38	37	37	38	-4	-9.52%
Educational Services	6	6	6	7	7	1	16.67%
Health Care and Social Assistance	102	104	105	103	108	6	5.88%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	6	5	4	4	4	-2	-33.33%
Accommodation and Food Service	82	83	79	82	79	-3	-3.66%
Other Services	67	66	64	64	63	-4	-5.97%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	72	73	71	70	70	-2	-2.78%

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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