St. Joseph 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	115,546	118,255	120,837	120,997	121,933	6,387	5.53%
Total Private Employment	103,487	106,388	108,873	109,005	109,872	6,385	6.17%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	160	161	171	209	230	70	43.75%
Mining	D	D	D	D	D	3	50.00%
Construction	5,213	5,414	5,609	5,631	6,392	1,179	22.62%
Manufacturing	13,192	13,437	13,249	13,032	12,893	-299	-2.27%
Wholesale Trade	5,634	5,806	5,787	5,641	5,451	-183	-3.25%
Retail Trade	13,340	13,596	13,807	13,317	12,973	-367	-2.75%
Transport. and Warehousing	3,864	3,758	3,788	3,823	3,809	-55	-1.42%
Utilities	228	204	202	201	213	-15	-6.58%
Information	1,216	1,233	1,261	1,253	1,768	552	45.39%
Finance and Insurance	3,512	3,587	3,479	3,500	3,439	-73	-2.08%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,559	1,612	1,660	1,727	1,713	154	9.88%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	4,731	4,892	4,957	4,936	5,029	298	6.30%
Mgmt. of Companies	2,320	1,873	884	871	943	-1,377	-59.35%
Admin. and Waste Services	5,043	5,145	5,266	5,029	5,009	-34	-0.67%
Educational Services	8,380	8,384	8,620	8,857	8,941	561	6.69%
Health Care and Social Assistance	20,076	20,623	22,273	23,097	23,119	3,043	15.16%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	1,818	2,064	2,616	2,708	2,646	828	45.54%
Accommodation and Food Service	10,095	10,976	11,565	11,247	11,220	1,125	11.14%
Other Services	3,102	3,619	3,669	3,917	4,077	975	31.43%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	12,059	11,867	11,964	11,992	12,061	2	0.02%

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	5,972	6,244	6,442	6,533	6,750	778	13.03%
Total Private Establishments	5,867	6,138	6,340	6,433	6,636	769	13.11%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	30	30	30	32	37	7	23.33%
Mining	D	D	D	D	D	0	0.00%
Construction	454	461	461	481	494	40	8.81%
Manufacturing	351	358	357	356	362	11	3.13%
Wholesale Trade	405	436	452	464	480	75	18.52%
Retail Trade	842	852	854	848	844	2	0.24%
Transport. and Warehousing	179	185	194	199	204	25	13.97%
Utilities	10	9	10	9	9	-1	-10.00%
Information	72	82	121	120	130	58	80.56%
Finance and Insurance	392	405	410	407	415	23	5.87%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	235	249	259	260	275	40	17.02%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	609	681	728	764	814	205	33.66%
Mgmt. of Companies	44	49	48	46	49	5	11.36%
Admin. and Waste Services	342	379	384	399	401	59	17.25%
Educational Services	76	80	88	90	97	21	27.63%
Health Care and Social Assistance	643	667	698	717	760	117	18.20%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	95	90	94	90	95	0	0.00%
Accommodation and Food Service	578	595	615	611	610	32	5.54%
Other Services	509	529	539	541	559	50	9.82%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	105	107	102	101	114	9	8.57%

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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