Lawrence 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	13,024	13,406	13,284	12,979	13,503	479	3.68%
Total Private Employment	11,202	11,651	11,595	11,342	11,826	624	5.57%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	20	24	25	36	36	16	80.00%
Mining	150	167	178	150	177	27	18.00%
Construction	600	653	664	692	664	64	10.67%
Manufacturing	2,379	2,479	2,518	2,444	2,432	53	2.23%
Wholesale Trade	232	242	204	196	206	-26	-11.21%
Retail Trade	1,886	1,953	1,996	1,984	1,944	58	3.08%
Transport. and Warehousing	294	297	261	233	212	-82	-27.89%
Utilities	61	61	60	62	64	3	4.92%
Information	124	114	115	107	98	-26	-20.97%
Finance and Insurance	368	356	347	356	355	-13	-3.53%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	110	113	105	114	106	-4	-3.64%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	627	664	696	742	776	149	23.76%
Mgmt. of Companies	D	D	8	8	8	8	N/A
Admin. and Waste Services	298	391	359	238	247	-51	-17.11%
Educational Services	46	D	97	145	158	112	243.48%
Health Care and Social Assistance	2,488	2,524	2,374	2,290	2,757	269	10.81%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	69	74	59	64	68	-1	-1.45%
Accommodation and Food Service	1,087	1,108	1,166	1,130	1,149	62	5.70%
Other Services	359	356	363	350	368	9	2.51%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	1,822	1,755	1,689	1,637	1,677	-145	-7.96%

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	878	877	895	907	909	31	3.53%
Total Private Establishments	820	824	841	860	862	42	5.12%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	7	7	7	8	10	3	42.86%
Mining	12	11	11	9	9	-3	-25.00%
Construction	91	97	98	97	97	6	6.59%
Manufacturing	63	61	63	62	60	-3	-4.76%
Wholesale Trade	27	29	26	31	33	6	22.22%
Retail Trade	144	146	151	155	149	5	3.47%
Transport. and Warehousing	33	33	32	32	33	0	0.00%
Utilities	5	5	5	5	5	0	0.00%
Information	14	14	16	14	15	1	7.14%
Finance and Insurance	58	58	56	59	58	0	0.00%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	29	27	29	32	34	5	17.24%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	72	74	81	83	79	7	9.72%
Mgmt. of Companies	D	D	3	3	3	1	50.00%
Admin. and Waste Services	33	38	42	44	39	6	18.18%
Educational Services	8	D	11	12	11	3	37.50%
Health Care and Social Assistance	88	81	84	88	94	6	6.82%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	11	10	7	8	8	-3	-27.27%
Accommodation and Food Service	60	61	60	58	62	2	3.33%
Other Services	66	64	61	63	65	-1	-1.52%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	58	54	54	47	46	-12	-20.69%

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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