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
	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Employment	38,691	39,746	40,907	40,615	40,196	1,505	3.89%
Total Private Employment	32,594	33,730	34,893	34,604	34,197	1,603	4.92%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	230	243	239	229	231	1	0.43%
Mining	22	21	20	23	D	-11	-50.00%
Construction	1,873	2,064	2,290	2,197	2,140	267	14.26%
Manufacturing	7,695	8,235	8,482	8,443	8,167	472	6.13%
Wholesale Trade	1,502	1,574	1,638	1,663	1,577	75	4.99%
Retail Trade	4,959	4,958	5,029	4,903	4,945	-14	-0.28%
Transport. and Warehousing	1,055	977	1,015	997	991	-64	-6.07%
Utilities	225	224	D	D	362	137	60.89%
Information	182	152	157	140	145	-37	-20.33%
Finance and Insurance	794	781	813	820	832	38	4.79%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	379	396	380	387	423	44	11.61%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	743	772	918	825	814	71	9.56%
Mgmt. of Companies	68	82	90	89	79	11	16.18%
Admin. and Waste Services	1,620	1,834	1,768	1,593	1,544	-76	-4.69%
Educational Services	372	359	357	333	332	-40	-10.75%
Health Care and Social Assistance	5,239	5,223	5,361	5,448	5,342	103	1.97%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	813	815	855	865	908	95	11.69%
Accommodation and Food Service	3,749	3,866	3,950	4,045	4,031	282	7.52%
Other Services	1,076	1,154	1,193	1,276	1,324	248	23.05%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	6,097	6,016	6,014	6,011	5,999	-98	-1.61%

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	2,294	2,394	2,454	2,490	2,521	227	9.90%
Total Private Establishments	2,183	2,283	2,352	2,389	2,420	237	10.86%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	36	37	40	41	39	3	8.33%
Mining	4	4	4	3	D	-2	-50.00%
Construction	210	224	233	236	240	30	14.29%
Manufacturing	155	161	165	161	156	1	0.65%
Wholesale Trade	123	137	156	154	157	34	27.64%
Retail Trade	378	367	368	368	368	-10	-2.65%
Transport. and Warehousing	79	81	82	82	81	2	2.53%
Utilities	7	11	D	D	15	8	114.29%
Information	21	23	27	26	27	6	28.57%
Finance and Insurance	113	114	120	131	137	24	21.24%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	78	88	89	91	89	11	14.10%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	165	188	195	207	216	51	30.91%
Mgmt. of Companies	8	10	10	12	11	3	37.50%
Admin. and Waste Services	139	142	145	152	160	21	15.11%
Educational Services	24	24	23	21	24	0	0.00%
Health Care and Social Assistance	191	201	204	210	210	19	9.95%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	32	31	33	34	37	5	15.63%
Accommodation and Food Service	236	249	255	250	247	11	4.66%
Other Services	187	192	193	199	205	18	9.63%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	110	111	102	101	100	-10	-9.09%

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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