Porter 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
	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Employment	61,714	57,227	58,495	61,424	63,410	1,696	2.75%
Total Private Employment	54,695	50,470	51,828	54,675	56,630	1,935	3.54%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	60	55	46	49	49	-11	-18.33%
Mining	30	19	D	D	D	-14	-46.67%
Construction	4,731	3,903	4,207	4,985	4,989	258	5.45%
Manufacturing	9,861	9,043	9,252	9,521	9,662	-199	-2.02%
Wholesale Trade	2,138	1,970	1,982	2,070	2,192	54	2.53%
Retail Trade	7,725	7,236	7,286	7,349	7,177	-548	-7.09%
Transport. and Warehousing	1,820	1,800	1,816	2,399	2,481	661	36.32%
Utilities	D	D	D	D	D	333	N/A
Information	561	552	607	671	724	163	29.06%
Finance and Insurance	1,214	1,206	1,224	1,198	1,248	34	2.80%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	665	618	602	641	710	45	6.77%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	1,714	1,858	1,923	2,085	3,136	1,422	82.96%
Mgmt. of Companies	367	375	425	537	536	169	46.05%
Admin. and Waste Services	2,749	2,363	2,521	2,528	2,509	-240	-8.73%
Educational Services	2,419	1,954	1,985	2,023	1,966	-453	-18.73%
Health Care and Social Assistance	8,825	8,593	8,543	8,519	9,065	240	2.72%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	442	361	375	378	397	-45	-10.18%
Accommodation and Food Service	6,445	5,878	6,352	6,879	6,889	444	6.89%
Other Services	2,501	2,250	2,245	2,393	2,550	49	1.96%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	7,019	6,757	6,667	6,749	6,780	-239	-3.41%

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 July 2024.

Establishments by Sector
	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Establishments	3,733	3,825	3,877	4,046	4,146	413	11.06%
Total Private Establishments	3,611	3,701	3,753	3,922	4,028	417	11.55%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	12	13	12	12	13	1	8.33%
Mining	3	2	D	D	D	-1	-33.33%
Construction	399	408	416	418	420	21	5.26%
Manufacturing	179	181	182	191	196	17	9.50%
Wholesale Trade	225	222	227	238	256	31	13.78%
Retail Trade	438	440	433	433	442	4	0.91%
Transport. and Warehousing	164	166	169	179	179	15	9.15%
Utilities	D	D	D	D	D	5	35.71%
Information	37	43	46	56	60	23	62.16%
Finance and Insurance	232	238	241	240	245	13	5.60%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	151	156	159	168	169	18	11.92%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	406	427	439	489	525	119	29.31%
Mgmt. of Companies	26	28	28	29	29	3	11.54%
Admin. and Waste Services	201	213	209	229	230	29	14.43%
Educational Services	47	48	51	54	58	11	23.40%
Health Care and Social Assistance	358	368	384	399	419	61	17.04%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	48	50	50	52	51	3	6.25%
Accommodation and Food Service	330	344	352	368	368	38	11.52%
Other Services	344	345	341	345	351	7	2.03%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	122	124	125	124	118	-4	-3.28%

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 July 2024.

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