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
	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Employment	11,872	11,675	10,696	10,479	11,298	-574	-4.83%
Total Private Employment	10,609	10,397	9,401	9,118	9,922	-687	-6.48%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	122	112	111	108	113	-9	-7.38%
Mining	35	36	40	38	39	4	11.43%
Construction	450	457	421	410	433	-17	-3.78%
Manufacturing	1,610	1,576	2,037	1,923	2,384	774	48.07%
Wholesale Trade	120	130	134	215	181	61	50.83%
Retail Trade	885	968	1,008	1,028	1,018	133	15.03%
Transport. and Warehousing	1,108	1,188	1,194	1,186	1,354	246	22.20%
Utilities	106	100	105	110	119	13	12.26%
Information	105	85	86	81	82	-23	-21.90%
Finance and Insurance	360	364	378	374	378	18	5.00%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	43	61	74	72	74	31	72.09%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	233	242	163	190	200	-33	-14.16%
Mgmt. of Companies	1,300	1,219	682	433	337	-963	-74.08%
Admin. and Waste Services	D	D	245	264	321	321	N/A
Educational Services	D	D	D	33	D	33	N/A
Health Care and Social Assistance	1,525	1,463	1,458	1,480	1,716	191	12.52%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	51	65	53	52	52	1	1.96%
Accommodation and Food Service	823	836	805	757	723	-100	-12.15%
Other Services	342	347	378	364	365	23	6.73%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	1,263	1,279	1,295	1,362	1,376	113	8.95%

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	737	743	759	781	802	65	8.82%
Total Private Establishments	683	690	707	734	754	71	10.40%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	18	15	15	17	17	-1	-5.56%
Mining	3	4	5	4	4	1	33.33%
Construction	78	81	80	83	89	11	14.10%
Manufacturing	52	49	49	57	58	6	11.54%
Wholesale Trade	28	28	29	31	34	6	21.43%
Retail Trade	99	102	103	104	102	3	3.03%
Transport. and Warehousing	39	42	41	44	41	2	5.13%
Utilities	7	7	7	7	7	0	0.00%
Information	10	9	9	7	8	-2	-20.00%
Finance and Insurance	49	51	53	56	56	7	14.29%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	22	23	21	20	24	2	9.09%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	44	47	55	61	68	24	54.55%
Mgmt. of Companies	12	13	13	15	13	1	8.33%
Admin. and Waste Services	D	D	23	27	31	11	55.00%
Educational Services	D	D	D	3	D	1	50.00%
Health Care and Social Assistance	68	66	69	66	68	0	0.00%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	7	7	7	7	8	1	14.29%
Accommodation and Food Service	55	53	53	53	54	-1	-1.82%
Other Services	72	73	75	73	72	0	0.00%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	54	53	52	47	48	-6	-11.11%

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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