Shelby 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	17,063	17,416	18,519	18,915	18,930	1,867	10.94%
Total Private Employment	14,345	14,608	15,644	15,950	15,880	1,535	10.70%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	169	158	166	174	165	-4	-2.37%
Mining	82	86	86	88	88	6	7.32%
Construction	977	900	1,050	1,075	1,070	93	9.52%
Manufacturing	4,507	4,565	4,796	4,967	4,948	441	9.78%
Wholesale Trade	505	524	551	561	523	18	3.56%
Retail Trade	1,485	1,447	1,479	1,482	1,476	-9	-0.61%
Transport. and Warehousing	1,137	1,031	1,437	1,381	1,382	245	21.55%
Utilities	52	47	46	48	48	-4	-7.69%
Information	45	53	55	55	49	4	8.89%
Finance and Insurance	213	204	204	191	200	-13	-6.10%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	145	162	152	154	143	-2	-1.38%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	175	197	225	233	273	98	56.00%
Mgmt. of Companies	D	D	D	D	9	0	0.00%
Admin. and Waste Services	929	996	1,061	1,112	1,105	176	18.95%
Educational Services	43	49	52	50	53	10	23.26%
Health Care and Social Assistance	1,328	1,428	1,526	1,625	1,621	293	22.06%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	D	D	D	D	D	75	8.91%
Accommodation and Food Service	1,310	1,402	1,389	1,395	1,368	58	4.43%
Other Services	393	469	419	436	441	48	12.21%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	2,718	2,808	2,875	2,965	3,051	333	12.25%

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	968	992	1,009	1,013	1,041	73	7.54%
Total Private Establishments	921	946	971	976	1,004	83	9.01%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	23	21	22	24	26	3	13.04%
Mining	6	6	6	6	6	0	0.00%
Construction	120	117	119	123	130	10	8.33%
Manufacturing	72	74	73	72	75	3	4.17%
Wholesale Trade	48	51	50	50	55	7	14.58%
Retail Trade	126	125	124	126	130	4	3.17%
Transport. and Warehousing	42	46	49	49	44	2	4.76%
Utilities	5	5	4	4	4	-1	-20.00%
Information	10	10	11	10	8	-2	-20.00%
Finance and Insurance	50	51	51	49	49	-1	-2.00%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	46	49	49	51	49	3	6.52%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	62	68	68	73	82	20	32.26%
Mgmt. of Companies	D	D	D	D	4	2	100.00%
Admin. and Waste Services	57	58	67	66	70	13	22.81%
Educational Services	5	7	9	7	6	1	20.00%
Health Care and Social Assistance	98	99	100	94	93	-5	-5.10%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	D	D	D	D	D	-4	-22.22%
Accommodation and Food Service	67	76	83	82	81	14	20.90%
Other Services	65	68	71	75	79	14	21.54%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	47	46	38	37	37	-10	-21.28%

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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