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
	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Employment	38,209	38,691	39,746	40,907	40,622	2,413	6.32%
Total Private Employment	32,100	32,594	33,730	34,893	34,611	2,511	7.82%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	234	230	243	239	229	-5	-2.14%
Mining	20	22	21	20	23	3	15.00%
Construction	1,900	1,873	2,064	2,290	2,196	296	15.58%
Manufacturing	7,507	7,695	8,235	8,482	8,461	954	12.71%
Wholesale Trade	1,428	1,502	1,574	1,638	1,663	235	16.46%
Retail Trade	4,790	4,959	4,958	5,029	4,902	112	2.34%
Transport. and Warehousing	997	1,055	977	1,015	997	0	0.00%
Utilities	224	225	224	D	D	105	46.88%
Information	191	182	152	157	140	-51	-26.70%
Finance and Insurance	798	794	781	813	820	22	2.76%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	365	379	396	380	387	22	6.03%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	706	743	772	918	825	119	16.86%
Mgmt. of Companies	61	68	82	90	89	28	45.90%
Admin. and Waste Services	1,664	1,620	1,834	1,768	1,593	-71	-4.27%
Educational Services	379	372	359	357	333	-46	-12.14%
Health Care and Social Assistance	5,230	5,239	5,223	5,361	5,448	218	4.17%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	908	813	815	855	865	-43	-4.74%
Accommodation and Food Service	3,631	3,749	3,866	3,950	4,038	407	11.21%
Other Services	1,068	1,076	1,154	1,193	1,276	208	19.48%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	6,109	6,097	6,016	6,014	6,011	-98	-1.60%

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	2,301	2,294	2,394	2,454	2,508	207	9.00%
Total Private Establishments	2,191	2,183	2,283	2,352	2,406	215	9.81%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	38	36	37	40	41	3	7.89%
Mining	4	4	4	4	3	-1	-25.00%
Construction	215	210	224	233	238	23	10.70%
Manufacturing	159	155	161	165	162	3	1.89%
Wholesale Trade	119	123	137	156	155	36	30.25%
Retail Trade	384	378	367	368	369	-15	-3.91%
Transport. and Warehousing	79	79	81	82	82	3	3.80%
Utilities	7	7	11	D	D	7	100.00%
Information	19	21	23	27	26	7	36.84%
Finance and Insurance	112	113	114	120	132	20	17.86%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	82	78	88	89	92	10	12.20%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	154	165	188	195	211	57	37.01%
Mgmt. of Companies	8	8	10	10	12	4	50.00%
Admin. and Waste Services	138	139	142	145	153	15	10.87%
Educational Services	21	24	24	23	22	1	4.76%
Health Care and Social Assistance	185	191	201	204	211	26	14.05%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	31	32	31	33	35	4	12.90%
Accommodation and Food Service	237	236	249	255	250	13	5.49%
Other Services	200	187	192	193	200	0	0.00%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	110	110	111	102	101	-9	-8.18%

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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