Noble 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	16,953	16,719	17,196	16,814	16,756	-197	-1.16%
Total Private Employment	15,184	14,961	15,383	14,958	14,825	-359	-2.36%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	173	163	170	171	171	-2	-1.16%
Mining	D	D	D	D	11	1	10.00%
Construction	528	558	667	687	667	139	26.33%
Manufacturing	7,650	7,433	7,458	7,025	6,976	-674	-8.81%
Wholesale Trade	407	413	435	460	441	34	8.35%
Retail Trade	1,553	1,548	1,574	1,599	1,584	31	2.00%
Transport. and Warehousing	209	269	296	294	295	86	41.15%
Utilities	62	64	65	64	66	4	6.45%
Information	260	109	74	74	75	-185	-71.15%
Finance and Insurance	241	253	250	250	250	9	3.73%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	105	112	128	128	117	12	11.43%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	276	285	282	284	291	15	5.43%
Mgmt. of Companies	D	D	D	D	D	11	29.73%
Admin. and Waste Services	857	905	1,002	809	753	-104	-12.14%
Educational Services	212	215	221	228	234	22	10.38%
Health Care and Social Assistance	1,105	1,100	1,193	1,235	1,272	167	15.11%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	73	73	78	84	85	12	16.44%
Accommodation and Food Service	1,011	1,001	1,002	991	975	-36	-3.56%
Other Services	415	412	439	521	512	97	23.37%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	1,770	1,758	1,813	1,856	1,931	161	9.10%

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	909	944	970	982	1,005	96	10.56%
Total Private Establishments	858	894	927	939	961	103	12.00%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	28	28	28	27	28	0	0.00%
Mining	D	D	D	D	3	1	50.00%
Construction	93	102	104	106	110	17	18.28%
Manufacturing	127	134	130	129	129	2	1.57%
Wholesale Trade	45	48	49	54	54	9	20.00%
Retail Trade	119	121	122	121	125	6	5.04%
Transport. and Warehousing	36	39	39	38	41	5	13.89%
Utilities	5	6	6	5	5	0	0.00%
Information	5	6	6	8	9	4	80.00%
Finance and Insurance	46	48	52	50	49	3	6.52%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	37	35	41	42	39	2	5.41%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	58	60	69	74	71	13	22.41%
Mgmt. of Companies	D	D	D	D	D	0	0.00%
Admin. and Waste Services	41	44	47	48	55	14	34.15%
Educational Services	7	7	8	7	7	0	0.00%
Health Care and Social Assistance	59	61	66	65	68	9	15.25%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	10	9	9	8	9	-1	-10.00%
Accommodation and Food Service	73	71	72	72	74	1	1.37%
Other Services	68	69	73	80	82	14	20.59%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	51	50	43	43	44	-7	-13.73%

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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