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
	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Employment	40,295	40,369	38,209	38,691	39,740	-555	-1.38%
Total Private Employment	33,977	34,050	32,100	32,594	33,724	-253	-0.74%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	246	231	234	230	243	-3	-1.22%
Mining	20	20	20	22	21	1	5.00%
Construction	1,992	1,924	1,900	1,873	2,059	67	3.36%
Manufacturing	7,770	8,065	7,507	7,695	8,235	465	5.98%
Wholesale Trade	1,311	1,287	1,428	1,502	1,574	263	20.06%
Retail Trade	5,309	5,083	4,790	4,959	4,963	-346	-6.52%
Transport. and Warehousing	982	978	997	1,055	977	-5	-0.51%
Utilities	192	210	224	225	224	32	16.67%
Information	193	195	191	182	152	-41	-21.24%
Finance and Insurance	826	835	798	794	781	-45	-5.45%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	360	376	365	379	396	36	10.00%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	764	726	706	743	772	8	1.05%
Mgmt. of Companies	111	88	61	68	82	-29	-26.13%
Admin. and Waste Services	1,832	1,748	1,664	1,620	1,834	2	0.11%
Educational Services	400	386	379	372	359	-41	-10.25%
Health Care and Social Assistance	5,100	5,219	5,230	5,239	5,232	132	2.59%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	1,277	1,245	908	813	815	-462	-36.18%
Accommodation and Food Service	4,030	4,212	3,631	3,749	3,857	-173	-4.29%
Other Services	1,264	1,225	1,068	1,076	1,148	-116	-9.18%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	6,318	6,319	6,109	6,097	6,016	-302	-4.78%

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 August 2023.

Establishments by Sector
	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Establishments	2,283	2,281	2,301	2,294	2,395	112	4.91%
Total Private Establishments	2,187	2,174	2,191	2,183	2,284	97	4.44%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	38	38	38	36	37	-1	-2.63%
Mining	3	4	4	4	4	1	33.33%
Construction	220	213	215	210	224	4	1.82%
Manufacturing	158	162	159	155	161	3	1.90%
Wholesale Trade	130	121	119	123	137	7	5.38%
Retail Trade	390	383	384	378	368	-22	-5.64%
Transport. and Warehousing	74	78	79	79	81	7	9.46%
Utilities	7	7	7	7	11	4	57.14%
Information	17	18	19	21	23	6	35.29%
Finance and Insurance	104	110	112	113	114	10	9.62%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	75	76	82	78	88	13	17.33%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	151	152	154	165	188	37	24.50%
Mgmt. of Companies	15	11	8	8	10	-5	-33.33%
Admin. and Waste Services	129	132	138	139	142	13	10.08%
Educational Services	15	15	21	24	24	9	60.00%
Health Care and Social Assistance	189	189	185	191	201	12	6.35%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	33	33	31	32	31	-2	-6.06%
Accommodation and Food Service	231	234	237	236	249	18	7.79%
Other Services	209	199	200	187	192	-17	-8.13%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	96	107	110	110	111	15	15.63%

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 August 2023.

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