Hoosiers by the Numbers

Your premier source for labor market information for Indiana.

NOTE: There will be a delay in the scheduled release of workforce data, including September's Current Employment Statistics (CES), Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) and the Consumer Price Index. When possible, these measurements will be updated.

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Employment

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
 202020212022202320245 Year
Change
5 Year
% Change
Total Employment569,734586,377607,863621,507625,43655,7029.78%
Total Private Employment495,497513,041535,628547,111547,90652,40910.58%
  Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt4824875104615345210.79%
  Mining1691822352382306136.09%
  Construction29,67330,26731,67934,31136,3826,70922.61%
  Manufacturing51,67252,55554,27556,23955,7444,0727.88%
  Wholesale Trade25,76925,83227,40828,84328,3772,60810.12%
  Retail Trade44,70145,94246,00245,76944,8901890.42%
  Transport. and Warehousing35,26436,69539,32538,35137,8382,5747.30%
  Utilities9599609449661,004454.69%
  Information8,1137,9467,4687,3286,859-1,254-15.46%
  Finance and Insurance26,72526,35426,97926,58023,635-3,090-11.56%
  Real Estate, Rental, Leasing9,4929,1829,7749,67410,3638719.18%
  Professional and Tech. Servs.39,49441,69544,50444,56244,5295,03512.75%
  Mgmt. of Companies8,0538,0948,7429,0939,6781,62520.18%
  Admin. and Waste Services49,31854,36655,76555,02953,3654,0478.21%
  Educational Services10,63811,21011,90112,35212,3791,74116.37%
  Health Care and Social Assistance92,86695,57097,878102,018106,27413,40814.44%
  Arts, Entertain., and Recreation6,4707,5408,7159,52610,1123,64256.29%
  Accommodation and Food Service37,57639,78944,52045,79545,1347,55820.11%
  Other Services18,06418,37419,00419,97920,5802,51613.93%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.74,23773,33672,23574,39777,5313,2944.44%
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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
 202020212022202320245 Year
Change
5 Year
% Change
Total Establishments25,06725,68327,05227,99128,6603,59314.33%
Total Private Establishments24,71525,32626,69627,63428,3013,58614.51%
  Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt3939423937-2-5.13%
  Mining1010131414440.00%
  Construction1,9041,9672,0282,1092,17026613.97%
  Manufacturing97597097996697500.00%
  Wholesale Trade1,8091,8221,9181,9892,04523613.05%
  Retail Trade2,9142,9252,9302,9362,931170.58%
  Transport. and Warehousing8559161,0031,0271,01415918.60%
  Utilities2223232429731.82%
  Information39943048351251811929.82%
  Finance and Insurance1,5451,5801,6491,6721,634895.76%
  Real Estate, Rental, Leasing1,3581,3981,5061,5561,64028220.77%
  Professional and Tech. Servs.3,4613,6494,0384,2844,5171,05630.51%
  Mgmt. of Companies2062112222412544823.30%
  Admin. and Waste Services1,7251,7931,9672,1082,11338822.49%
  Educational Services3763914354494679124.20%
  Health Care and Social Assistance2,2992,3992,5492,7002,86256324.49%
  Arts, Entertain., and Recreation3623663793954165414.92%
  Accommodation and Food Service2,2492,2202,2742,3242,332833.69%
  Other Services2,2072,2192,2612,2912,3351285.80%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.35235735735835971.99%
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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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