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
	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Employment	58,495	61,424	63,412	63,768	63,894	5,399	9.23%
Total Private Employment	51,828	54,675	56,632	57,001	57,191	5,363	10.35%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	46	49	49	55	54	8	17.39%
Mining	D	D	D	D	D	2	13.33%
Construction	4,207	4,985	4,989	4,796	4,601	394	9.37%
Manufacturing	9,252	9,521	9,662	9,713	10,417	1,165	12.59%
Wholesale Trade	1,982	2,070	2,195	2,247	2,398	416	20.99%
Retail Trade	7,286	7,349	7,177	7,165	7,173	-113	-1.55%
Transport. and Warehousing	1,816	2,399	2,481	2,410	2,380	564	31.06%
Utilities	D	D	D	D	D	-82	-19.39%
Information	607	671	724	739	766	159	26.19%
Finance and Insurance	1,224	1,198	1,248	1,275	1,217	-7	-0.57%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	602	641	710	673	723	121	20.10%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	1,923	2,085	3,136	3,237	3,012	1,089	56.63%
Mgmt. of Companies	425	537	536	524	502	77	18.12%
Admin. and Waste Services	2,521	2,528	2,509	2,426	2,315	-206	-8.17%
Educational Services	1,985	2,023	1,966	1,943	1,995	10	0.50%
Health Care and Social Assistance	8,543	8,519	9,065	9,735	9,475	932	10.91%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	375	378	397	424	423	48	12.80%
Accommodation and Food Service	6,352	6,879	6,889	6,677	6,699	347	5.46%
Other Services	2,245	2,393	2,551	2,588	2,682	437	19.47%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	6,667	6,749	6,780	6,767	6,704	37	0.55%

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	3,877	4,046	4,146	4,209	4,335	458	11.81%
Total Private Establishments	3,753	3,922	4,028	4,091	4,218	465	12.39%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	12	12	13	13	12	0	0.00%
Mining	D	D	D	D	D	1	50.00%
Construction	416	418	420	412	406	-10	-2.40%
Manufacturing	182	191	196	184	191	9	4.95%
Wholesale Trade	227	238	256	272	306	79	34.80%
Retail Trade	433	433	442	435	436	3	0.69%
Transport. and Warehousing	169	179	179	172	170	1	0.59%
Utilities	D	D	D	D	D	5	38.46%
Information	46	56	60	64	70	24	52.17%
Finance and Insurance	241	240	245	251	257	16	6.64%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	159	168	169	168	184	25	15.72%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	439	489	525	562	599	160	36.45%
Mgmt. of Companies	28	29	29	30	31	3	10.71%
Admin. and Waste Services	209	229	230	241	239	30	14.35%
Educational Services	51	54	58	60	64	13	25.49%
Health Care and Social Assistance	384	399	419	452	461	77	20.05%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	50	52	51	51	53	3	6.00%
Accommodation and Food Service	352	368	368	359	360	8	2.27%
Other Services	341	345	351	346	360	19	5.57%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	125	124	118	118	117	-8	-6.40%

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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