Ripley 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	11,675	10,696	10,479	11,325	11,001	-674	-5.77%
Total Private Employment	10,397	9,401	9,118	9,948	9,609	-788	-7.58%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	112	111	108	113	114	2	1.79%
Mining	36	40	38	39	35	-1	-2.78%
Construction	457	421	410	433	481	24	5.25%
Manufacturing	1,576	2,037	1,923	2,406	1,964	388	24.62%
Wholesale Trade	130	134	215	181	196	66	50.77%
Retail Trade	968	1,008	1,028	1,018	1,004	36	3.72%
Transport. and Warehousing	1,188	1,194	1,186	1,358	1,520	332	27.95%
Utilities	100	105	110	119	126	26	26.00%
Information	85	86	81	82	80	-5	-5.88%
Finance and Insurance	364	378	374	378	378	14	3.85%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	61	74	72	74	57	-4	-6.56%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	242	163	190	200	214	-28	-11.57%
Mgmt. of Companies	1,219	682	433	337	223	-996	-81.71%
Admin. and Waste Services	D	245	264	321	330	-787	-70.46%
Educational Services	D	D	33	D	9	-21	-70.00%
Health Care and Social Assistance	1,463	1,458	1,480	1,717	1,733	270	18.46%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	65	53	52	52	58	-7	-10.77%
Accommodation and Food Service	836	805	757	723	721	-115	-13.76%
Other Services	347	378	364	365	366	19	5.48%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	1,279	1,295	1,362	1,376	1,393	114	8.91%

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	743	759	781	799	813	70	9.42%
Total Private Establishments	690	707	734	751	765	75	10.87%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	15	15	17	16	17	2	13.33%
Mining	4	5	4	4	4	0	0.00%
Construction	81	80	83	89	102	21	25.93%
Manufacturing	49	49	57	58	57	8	16.33%
Wholesale Trade	28	29	31	34	34	6	21.43%
Retail Trade	102	103	104	101	97	-5	-4.90%
Transport. and Warehousing	42	41	44	41	39	-3	-7.14%
Utilities	7	7	7	7	7	0	0.00%
Information	9	9	7	8	8	-1	-11.11%
Finance and Insurance	51	53	56	56	53	2	3.92%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	23	21	20	24	22	-1	-4.35%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	47	55	61	67	72	25	53.19%
Mgmt. of Companies	13	13	15	13	11	-2	-15.38%
Admin. and Waste Services	D	23	27	31	35	15	75.00%
Educational Services	D	D	3	D	5	3	150.00%
Health Care and Social Assistance	66	69	66	68	71	5	7.58%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	7	7	7	8	9	2	28.57%
Accommodation and Food Service	53	53	53	54	53	0	0.00%
Other Services	73	75	73	72	72	-1	-1.37%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	53	52	47	48	48	-5	-9.43%

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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