La Porte 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
	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Employment	40,259	40,295	40,369	38,079	38,667	-1,592	-3.95%
Total Private Employment	33,801	33,977	34,050	31,970	32,570	-1,231	-3.64%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	253	246	231	234	230	-23	-9.09%
Mining	19	20	20	20	22	3	15.79%
Construction	1,924	1,992	1,924	1,900	1,873	-51	-2.65%
Manufacturing	7,538	7,770	8,065	7,507	7,695	157	2.08%
Wholesale Trade	1,209	1,311	1,287	1,428	1,501	292	24.15%
Retail Trade	5,477	5,309	5,083	4,790	4,953	-524	-9.57%
Transport. and Warehousing	1,048	982	978	997	1,055	7	0.67%
Utilities	179	192	210	224	225	46	25.70%
Information	206	193	195	191	182	-24	-11.65%
Finance and Insurance	821	826	835	798	794	-27	-3.29%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	354	360	376	365	379	25	7.06%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	735	764	726	706	743	8	1.09%
Mgmt. of Companies	113	111	88	61	68	-45	-39.82%
Admin. and Waste Services	1,757	1,832	1,748	1,640	1,620	-137	-7.80%
Educational Services	401	400	386	379	372	-29	-7.23%
Health Care and Social Assistance	5,123	5,100	5,219	5,131	5,227	104	2.03%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	1,353	1,277	1,245	908	813	-540	-39.91%
Accommodation and Food Service	4,014	4,030	4,212	3,624	3,744	-270	-6.73%
Other Services	1,276	1,264	1,225	1,067	1,076	-200	-15.67%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	6,458	6,318	6,319	6,109	6,097	-361	-5.59%

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 June 2022.

Establishments by Sector
	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Establishments	2,295	2,283	2,281	2,301	2,292	-3	-0.13%
Total Private Establishments	2,197	2,187	2,174	2,191	2,182	-15	-0.68%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	39	38	38	38	36	-3	-7.69%
Mining	3	3	4	4	4	1	33.33%
Construction	219	220	213	215	210	-9	-4.11%
Manufacturing	159	158	162	159	155	-4	-2.52%
Wholesale Trade	138	130	121	119	122	-16	-11.59%
Retail Trade	399	390	383	384	378	-21	-5.26%
Transport. and Warehousing	68	74	78	79	79	11	16.18%
Utilities	7	7	7	7	7	0	0.00%
Information	18	17	18	19	21	3	16.67%
Finance and Insurance	95	104	110	112	113	18	18.95%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	75	75	76	82	78	3	4.00%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	161	151	152	154	164	3	1.86%
Mgmt. of Companies	13	15	11	8	8	-5	-38.46%
Admin. and Waste Services	129	129	132	139	139	10	7.75%
Educational Services	15	15	15	21	24	9	60.00%
Health Care and Social Assistance	187	189	189	185	190	3	1.60%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	33	33	33	31	32	-1	-3.03%
Accommodation and Food Service	231	231	234	236	237	6	2.60%
Other Services	210	209	199	200	187	-23	-10.95%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	98	96	107	110	110	12	12.24%

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 2022.

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