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	63,413	1,699	2.75%
Total Private Employment	54,695	50,470	51,828	54,675	56,633	1,938	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	2,195	57	2.67%
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	2,510	-239	-8.69%
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	2,551	50	2.00%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	7,019	6,757	6,667	6,749	6,780	-239	-3.41%

Note: D = non-disclosable in compliance with the Bureau of Labor Statistics and/or State of Indiana confidentiality guidelines. Source: Indiana Department of Workforce Development, as of 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-disclosable 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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