Lake 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
	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Employment	188,820	176,481	180,655	185,714	189,512	692	0.37%
Total Private Employment	165,834	154,941	159,508	164,364	167,616	1,782	1.07%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	227	208	229	255	269	42	18.50%
Mining	114	86	87	84	84	-30	-26.32%
Construction	11,200	10,172	10,805	11,349	11,152	-48	-0.43%
Manufacturing	23,525	21,849	21,250	22,170	22,669	-856	-3.64%
Wholesale Trade	5,575	5,291	5,684	6,141	6,237	662	11.87%
Retail Trade	23,515	22,478	22,912	22,917	22,813	-702	-2.99%
Transport. and Warehousing	7,392	8,170	8,528	8,251	8,894	1,502	20.32%
Utilities	D	D	D	D	D	1,508	N/A
Information	1,105	1,015	939	979	938	-167	-15.11%
Finance and Insurance	4,175	4,222	4,519	4,397	4,464	289	6.92%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	2,034	1,887	1,825	1,885	1,913	-121	-5.95%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	5,654	5,660	6,429	7,094	7,747	2,093	37.02%
Mgmt. of Companies	1,992	2,013	2,051	2,106	2,241	249	12.50%
Admin. and Waste Services	10,163	8,996	9,088	9,990	9,450	-713	-7.02%
Educational Services	2,620	2,244	2,295	2,484	2,814	194	7.40%
Health Care and Social Assistance	32,973	31,388	31,362	31,299	31,977	-996	-3.02%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	5,537	4,046	3,693	3,500	3,485	-2,052	-37.06%
Accommodation and Food Service	19,335	16,864	19,119	20,403	21,005	1,670	8.64%
Other Services	7,081	6,693	7,108	7,539	7,958	877	12.39%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	22,986	21,540	21,147	21,350	21,897	-1,089	-4.74%

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 July 2024.

Establishments by Sector
	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Establishments	10,317	10,608	10,743	11,334	11,600	1,283	12.44%
Total Private Establishments	10,093	10,387	10,527	11,121	11,389	1,296	12.84%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	27	29	30	32	32	5	18.52%
Mining	11	10	9	9	8	-3	-27.27%
Construction	975	1,007	1,026	1,056	1,054	79	8.10%
Manufacturing	404	402	400	416	423	19	4.70%
Wholesale Trade	590	589	613	672	694	104	17.63%
Retail Trade	1,459	1,485	1,483	1,510	1,516	57	3.91%
Transport. and Warehousing	490	506	536	578	585	95	19.39%
Utilities	D	D	D	D	D	22	88.00%
Information	79	83	93	100	102	23	29.11%
Finance and Insurance	613	618	633	660	668	55	8.97%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	399	413	411	431	442	43	10.78%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	984	1,035	1,092	1,267	1,376	392	39.84%
Mgmt. of Companies	54	52	58	65	70	16	29.63%
Admin. and Waste Services	512	603	560	618	630	118	23.05%
Educational Services	145	144	150	160	165	20	13.79%
Health Care and Social Assistance	1,226	1,232	1,253	1,273	1,334	108	8.81%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	139	141	136	140	144	5	3.60%
Accommodation and Food Service	1,009	1,032	1,039	1,075	1,082	73	7.23%
Other Services	955	978	974	1,011	1,020	65	6.81%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	224	221	216	213	210	-14	-6.25%

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 July 2024.

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