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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	176,481	180,655	185,714	189,528	191,568	15,087	8.55%
Total Private Employment	154,941	159,508	164,364	167,631	169,268	14,327	9.25%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	208	229	255	269	260	52	25.00%
Mining	86	87	84	84	75	-11	-12.79%
Construction	10,172	10,805	11,349	11,155	11,579	1,407	13.83%
Manufacturing	21,849	21,250	22,170	22,669	22,498	649	2.97%
Wholesale Trade	5,291	5,684	6,141	6,247	6,500	1,209	22.85%
Retail Trade	22,478	22,912	22,917	22,814	22,724	246	1.09%
Transport. and Warehousing	8,170	8,528	8,251	8,884	9,299	1,129	13.82%
Utilities	D	D	D	D	D	1,516	N/A
Information	1,015	939	979	938	901	-114	-11.23%
Finance and Insurance	4,222	4,519	4,397	4,461	4,572	350	8.29%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,887	1,825	1,885	1,913	1,796	-91	-4.82%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	5,660	6,429	7,094	7,752	7,846	2,186	38.62%
Mgmt. of Companies	2,013	2,051	2,106	2,241	2,328	315	15.65%
Admin. and Waste Services	8,996	9,088	9,990	9,446	8,968	-28	-0.31%
Educational Services	2,244	2,295	2,484	2,814	3,008	764	34.05%
Health Care and Social Assistance	31,388	31,362	31,299	31,984	33,180	1,792	5.71%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	4,046	3,693	3,500	3,485	3,360	-686	-16.96%
Accommodation and Food Service	16,864	19,119	20,403	21,005	20,817	3,953	23.44%
Other Services	6,693	7,108	7,539	7,963	8,042	1,349	20.16%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	21,540	21,147	21,350	21,897	22,300	760	3.53%

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	10,608	10,743	11,334	11,601	11,928	1,320	12.44%
Total Private Establishments	10,387	10,527	11,121	11,390	11,717	1,330	12.80%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	29	30	32	32	29	0	0.00%
Mining	10	9	9	8	8	-2	-20.00%
Construction	1,007	1,026	1,056	1,054	1,084	77	7.65%
Manufacturing	402	400	416	423	420	18	4.48%
Wholesale Trade	589	613	672	695	733	144	24.45%
Retail Trade	1,485	1,483	1,510	1,517	1,516	31	2.09%
Transport. and Warehousing	506	536	578	585	584	78	15.42%
Utilities	D	D	D	D	D	12	38.71%
Information	83	93	100	102	113	30	36.14%
Finance and Insurance	618	633	660	668	696	78	12.62%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	413	411	431	442	459	46	11.14%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	1,035	1,092	1,267	1,377	1,502	467	45.12%
Mgmt. of Companies	52	58	65	70	72	20	38.46%
Admin. and Waste Services	603	560	618	630	641	38	6.30%
Educational Services	144	150	160	165	176	32	22.22%
Health Care and Social Assistance	1,232	1,253	1,273	1,333	1,365	133	10.80%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	141	136	140	144	151	10	7.09%
Accommodation and Food Service	1,032	1,039	1,075	1,082	1,091	59	5.72%
Other Services	978	974	1,011	1,020	1,036	58	5.93%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	221	216	213	210	211	-10	-4.52%

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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