
Monroe County, IN
Population | Education | Commuting | Labor Force | Industry | Income | Firm Size |
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 | |||||||
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 5 Year Change | 5 Year % Change | |
Total Employment | 62,061 | 63,853 | 66,423 | 67,102 | 67,192 | 5,131 | 8.27% |
Total Private Employment | 45,495 | 47,705 | 50,332 | 50,400 | 50,057 | 4,562 | 10.03% |
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt | 93 | 99 | 86 | 98 | 101 | 8 | 8.60% |
Mining | 321 | 311 | 320 | 214 | 221 | -100 | -31.15% |
Construction | 2,612 | 2,569 | 2,613 | 2,713 | 2,731 | 119 | 4.56% |
Manufacturing | 7,271 | 8,516 | 9,842 | 8,941 | 8,097 | 826 | 11.36% |
Wholesale Trade | 1,546 | 1,577 | 1,677 | 1,747 | 1,883 | 337 | 21.80% |
Retail Trade | 6,036 | 6,035 | 6,160 | 6,179 | 6,113 | 77 | 1.28% |
Transport. and Warehousing | 721 | 792 | 810 | 816 | 792 | 71 | 9.85% |
Utilities | 272 | 276 | 287 | 285 | 282 | 10 | 3.68% |
Information | 750 | 717 | 696 | 670 | 700 | -50 | -6.67% |
Finance and Insurance | 1,490 | 1,461 | 1,387 | 1,373 | 1,383 | -107 | -7.18% |
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 1,117 | 1,120 | 1,084 | 1,050 | 1,045 | -72 | -6.45% |
Professional and Tech. Servs. | 2,265 | 2,296 | 2,381 | 2,349 | 2,398 | 133 | 5.87% |
Mgmt. of Companies | 444 | 467 | 482 | 508 | 564 | 120 | 27.03% |
Admin. and Waste Services | 2,106 | 2,210 | 2,267 | 2,040 | 1,971 | -135 | -6.41% |
Educational Services | 457 | 500 | 570 | 672 | 652 | 195 | 42.67% |
Health Care and Social Assistance | 9,681 | 9,494 | 9,528 | 10,362 | 10,740 | 1,059 | 10.94% |
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation | 461 | 556 | 672 | 689 | 674 | 213 | 46.20% |
Accommodation and Food Service | 6,241 | 7,040 | 7,711 | 7,813 | 7,799 | 1,558 | 24.96% |
Other Services | 1,612 | 1,668 | 1,759 | 1,880 | 1,910 | 298 | 18.49% |
Federal, State, & Local Govt. | 16,566 | 16,149 | 16,091 | 16,703 | 17,135 | 569 | 3.43% |
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 | 3,117 | 3,172 | 3,292 | 3,371 | 3,455 | 338 | 10.84% |
Total Private Establishments | 3,016 | 3,073 | 3,199 | 3,281 | 3,364 | 348 | 11.54% |
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 23.08% |
Mining | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 9.09% |
Construction | 270 | 269 | 271 | 267 | 267 | -3 | -1.11% |
Manufacturing | 109 | 109 | 105 | 104 | 99 | -10 | -9.17% |
Wholesale Trade | 119 | 121 | 127 | 141 | 149 | 30 | 25.21% |
Retail Trade | 407 | 401 | 392 | 402 | 402 | -5 | -1.23% |
Transport. and Warehousing | 60 | 61 | 60 | 63 | 60 | 0 | 0.00% |
Utilities | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 16.67% |
Information | 46 | 46 | 58 | 66 | 72 | 26 | 56.52% |
Finance and Insurance | 175 | 185 | 197 | 197 | 193 | 18 | 10.29% |
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 187 | 183 | 188 | 192 | 199 | 12 | 6.42% |
Professional and Tech. Servs. | 331 | 363 | 418 | 441 | 495 | 164 | 49.55% |
Mgmt. of Companies | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | -1 | -3.70% |
Admin. and Waste Services | 187 | 188 | 198 | 206 | 207 | 20 | 10.70% |
Educational Services | 57 | 59 | 69 | 67 | 67 | 10 | 17.54% |
Health Care and Social Assistance | 337 | 347 | 354 | 365 | 369 | 32 | 9.50% |
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation | 53 | 55 | 56 | 65 | 64 | 11 | 20.75% |
Accommodation and Food Service | 369 | 364 | 373 | 377 | 377 | 8 | 2.17% |
Other Services | 247 | 260 | 267 | 263 | 278 | 31 | 12.55% |
Federal, State, & Local Govt. | 101 | 100 | 93 | 90 | 92 | -9 | -8.91% |
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.