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
	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Employment	57,227	58,495	61,424	63,412	63,752	6,525	11.40%
Total Private Employment	50,470	51,828	54,675	56,632	56,985	6,515	12.91%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	55	46	49	49	55	0	0.00%
Mining	19	D	D	D	D	-1	-5.26%
Construction	3,903	4,207	4,985	4,989	4,843	940	24.08%
Manufacturing	9,043	9,252	9,521	9,662	9,713	670	7.41%
Wholesale Trade	1,970	1,982	2,070	2,195	2,245	275	13.96%
Retail Trade	7,236	7,286	7,349	7,177	7,164	-72	-1.00%
Transport. and Warehousing	1,800	1,816	2,399	2,481	2,404	604	33.56%
Utilities	D	D	D	D	D	356	N/A
Information	552	607	671	724	739	187	33.88%
Finance and Insurance	1,206	1,224	1,198	1,248	1,275	69	5.72%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	618	602	641	710	673	55	8.90%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	1,858	1,923	2,085	3,136	3,237	1,379	74.22%
Mgmt. of Companies	375	425	537	536	524	149	39.73%
Admin. and Waste Services	2,363	2,521	2,528	2,509	2,379	16	0.68%
Educational Services	1,954	1,985	2,023	1,966	1,943	-11	-0.56%
Health Care and Social Assistance	8,593	8,543	8,519	9,065	9,735	1,142	13.29%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	361	375	378	397	424	63	17.45%
Accommodation and Food Service	5,878	6,352	6,879	6,889	6,674	796	13.54%
Other Services	2,250	2,245	2,393	2,551	2,586	336	14.93%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	6,757	6,667	6,749	6,780	6,767	10	0.15%

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	3,825	3,877	4,046	4,146	4,236	411	10.75%
Total Private Establishments	3,701	3,753	3,922	4,028	4,118	417	11.27%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	13	12	12	13	14	1	7.69%
Mining	2	D	D	D	D	0	0.00%
Construction	408	416	418	420	417	9	2.21%
Manufacturing	181	182	191	196	184	3	1.66%
Wholesale Trade	222	227	238	256	273	51	22.97%
Retail Trade	440	433	433	442	436	-4	-0.91%
Transport. and Warehousing	166	169	179	179	175	9	5.42%
Utilities	D	D	D	D	D	6	46.15%
Information	43	46	56	60	64	21	48.84%
Finance and Insurance	238	241	240	245	253	15	6.30%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	156	159	168	169	168	12	7.69%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	427	439	489	525	570	143	33.49%
Mgmt. of Companies	28	28	29	29	30	2	7.14%
Admin. and Waste Services	213	209	229	230	242	29	13.62%
Educational Services	48	51	54	58	61	13	27.08%
Health Care and Social Assistance	368	384	399	419	454	86	23.37%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	50	50	52	51	51	1	2.00%
Accommodation and Food Service	344	352	368	368	360	16	4.65%
Other Services	345	341	345	351	347	2	0.58%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	124	125	124	118	118	-6	-4.84%

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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