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
	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Employment	180,655	185,714	189,528	191,237	191,613	10,958	6.07%
Total Private Employment	159,508	164,364	167,631	168,933	169,476	9,968	6.25%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	229	255	269	260	255	26	11.35%
Mining	87	84	84	75	58	-29	-33.33%
Construction	10,805	11,349	11,155	11,594	12,592	1,787	16.54%
Manufacturing	21,250	22,170	22,669	22,498	21,886	636	2.99%
Wholesale Trade	5,684	6,141	6,247	6,500	6,445	761	13.39%
Retail Trade	22,912	22,917	22,814	22,724	22,368	-544	-2.37%
Transport. and Warehousing	8,528	8,251	8,884	9,300	9,596	1,068	12.52%
Utilities	D	D	D	D	D	-42	-2.65%
Information	939	979	938	901	859	-80	-8.52%
Finance and Insurance	4,519	4,397	4,461	4,573	4,717	198	4.38%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,825	1,885	1,913	1,796	1,834	9	0.49%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	6,429	7,094	7,752	7,851	7,808	1,379	21.45%
Mgmt. of Companies	2,051	2,106	2,241	2,328	2,300	249	12.14%
Admin. and Waste Services	9,088	9,990	9,446	8,986	9,382	294	3.24%
Educational Services	2,295	2,484	2,814	3,009	3,133	838	36.51%
Health Care and Social Assistance	31,362	31,299	31,984	32,785	32,682	1,320	4.21%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	3,693	3,500	3,485	3,368	3,242	-451	-12.21%
Accommodation and Food Service	19,119	20,403	21,005	20,825	20,776	1,657	8.67%
Other Services	7,108	7,539	7,963	8,046	7,998	890	12.52%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	21,147	21,350	21,897	22,305	22,137	990	4.68%

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	10,743	11,334	11,601	11,861	12,217	1,474	13.72%
Total Private Establishments	10,527	11,121	11,390	11,650	12,006	1,479	14.05%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	30	32	32	29	29	-1	-3.33%
Mining	9	9	8	8	7	-2	-22.22%
Construction	1,026	1,056	1,054	1,075	1,102	76	7.41%
Manufacturing	400	416	423	419	421	21	5.25%
Wholesale Trade	613	672	695	728	770	157	25.61%
Retail Trade	1,483	1,510	1,517	1,514	1,505	22	1.48%
Transport. and Warehousing	536	578	585	578	589	53	9.89%
Utilities	D	D	D	D	D	7	20.00%
Information	93	100	102	113	134	41	44.09%
Finance and Insurance	633	660	668	694	723	90	14.22%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	411	431	442	456	477	66	16.06%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	1,092	1,267	1,377	1,485	1,528	436	39.93%
Mgmt. of Companies	58	65	70	72	80	22	37.93%
Admin. and Waste Services	560	618	630	636	659	99	17.68%
Educational Services	150	160	165	176	176	26	17.33%
Health Care and Social Assistance	1,253	1,273	1,333	1,357	1,431	178	14.21%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	136	140	144	150	161	25	18.38%
Accommodation and Food Service	1,039	1,075	1,082	1,089	1,116	77	7.41%
Other Services	974	1,011	1,020	1,031	1,057	83	8.52%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	216	213	210	211	211	-5	-2.31%

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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