Owen 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	4,899	5,110	5,558	5,484	5,302	403	8.23%
Total Private Employment	4,124	4,357	4,813	4,736	4,557	433	10.50%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	18	15	15	14	21	3	16.67%
Mining	0	0	0	0	0	0	N/A
Construction	139	153	165	141	142	3	2.16%
Manufacturing	2,233	2,405	2,688	2,642	2,462	229	10.26%
Wholesale Trade	51	50	50	46	42	-9	-17.65%
Retail Trade	468	484	509	544	524	56	11.97%
Transport. and Warehousing	71	57	58	59	63	-8	-11.27%
Utilities	78	D	D	101	107	29	37.18%
Information	68	D	D	D	D	-64	-94.12%
Finance and Insurance	98	91	82	81	80	-18	-18.37%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	9	10	11	17	22	13	144.44%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	56	73	79	64	74	18	32.14%
Mgmt. of Companies	0	0	D	D	D	2	N/A
Admin. and Waste Services	46	D	D	D	D	125	271.74%
Educational Services	8	10	15	D	17	9	112.50%
Health Care and Social Assistance	373	360	366	374	378	5	1.34%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	39	31	22	27	D	-14	-35.90%
Accommodation and Food Service	291	321	374	336	322	31	10.65%
Other Services	79	85	87	71	102	23	29.11%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	775	754	744	748	746	-29	-3.74%

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	314	315	344	337	332	18	5.73%
Total Private Establishments	281	284	313	312	308	27	9.61%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	7	7	7	7	8	1	14.29%
Mining	0	0	0	0	0	0	N/A
Construction	45	44	50	49	48	3	6.67%
Manufacturing	31	33	35	35	35	4	12.90%
Wholesale Trade	15	13	14	13	14	-1	-6.67%
Retail Trade	43	45	47	47	43	0	0.00%
Transport. and Warehousing	17	16	18	18	15	-2	-11.76%
Utilities	3	D	D	4	4	1	33.33%
Information	3	D	D	D	D	-1	-33.33%
Finance and Insurance	13	12	12	12	13	0	0.00%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	6	7	7	8	9	3	50.00%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	19	17	20	19	22	3	15.79%
Mgmt. of Companies	0	0	D	D	D	1	N/A
Admin. and Waste Services	8	D	D	D	D	3	37.50%
Educational Services	3	3	3	D	4	1	33.33%
Health Care and Social Assistance	21	21	24	23	22	1	4.76%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	4	5	5	5	D	0	0.00%
Accommodation and Food Service	24	26	32	31	30	6	25.00%
Other Services	22	21	22	22	22	0	0.00%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	33	31	30	25	24	-9	-27.27%

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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