Posey 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	8,546	8,832	8,621	8,961	8,616	70	0.82%
Total Private Employment	7,429	7,687	7,504	7,791	7,462	33	0.44%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	94	90	94	88	88	-6	-6.38%
Mining	16	15	13	12	12	-4	-25.00%
Construction	515	509	579	857	653	138	26.80%
Manufacturing	2,652	2,581	2,530	2,601	2,598	-54	-2.04%
Wholesale Trade	192	233	239	267	279	87	45.31%
Retail Trade	742	745	749	715	702	-40	-5.39%
Transport. and Warehousing	880	1,113	862	774	689	-191	-21.70%
Utilities	D	D	D	D	D	-52	-48.15%
Information	11	14	14	12	12	1	9.09%
Finance and Insurance	144	131	156	166	119	-25	-17.36%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	33	30	31	32	31	-2	-6.06%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	355	349	308	347	356	1	0.28%
Mgmt. of Companies	D	D	D	D	D	-1	-8.33%
Admin. and Waste Services	442	502	477	383	368	-74	-16.74%
Educational Services	D	D	D	D	D	14	20.29%
Health Care and Social Assistance	429	462	502	572	570	141	32.87%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	D	D	D	44	D	4	13.79%
Accommodation and Food Service	440	476	523	561	577	137	31.14%
Other Services	265	217	214	217	226	-39	-14.72%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	1,118	1,145	1,117	1,170	1,154	36	3.22%

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	537	554	581	589	572	35	6.52%
Total Private Establishments	497	514	545	554	539	42	8.45%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	24	24	25	24	23	-1	-4.17%
Mining	4	4	4	4	4	0	0.00%
Construction	83	81	80	84	81	-2	-2.41%
Manufacturing	28	30	39	39	35	7	25.00%
Wholesale Trade	29	31	31	33	32	3	10.34%
Retail Trade	56	55	58	58	55	-1	-1.79%
Transport. and Warehousing	28	27	30	30	29	1	3.57%
Utilities	D	D	D	D	D	1	20.00%
Information	5	6	6	6	6	1	20.00%
Finance and Insurance	30	31	35	33	31	1	3.33%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	15	14	12	13	15	0	0.00%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	41	48	46	48	47	6	14.63%
Mgmt. of Companies	D	D	D	D	D	0	0.00%
Admin. and Waste Services	28	29	35	39	36	8	28.57%
Educational Services	D	D	D	D	D	-1	-16.67%
Health Care and Social Assistance	33	35	36	40	42	9	27.27%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	D	D	D	4	D	1	33.33%
Accommodation and Food Service	30	34	39	39	38	8	26.67%
Other Services	51	49	54	50	49	-2	-3.92%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	41	40	36	35	33	-8	-19.51%

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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