Spencer 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	6,257	6,649	6,766	7,053	6,988	731	11.68%
Total Private Employment	5,285	5,672	5,789	6,062	5,967	682	12.90%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	152	143	144	141	138	-14	-9.21%
Mining	D	0	D	D	D	43	N/A
Construction	469	484	498	495	449	-20	-4.26%
Manufacturing	1,184	1,216	1,269	1,298	1,267	83	7.01%
Wholesale Trade	307	318	324	326	328	21	6.84%
Retail Trade	423	435	464	498	467	44	10.40%
Transport. and Warehousing	265	275	301	314	280	15	5.66%
Utilities	247	D	D	D	D	-64	-25.91%
Information	78	78	80	85	72	-6	-7.69%
Finance and Insurance	159	153	146	135	135	-24	-15.09%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	28	23	22	23	26	-2	-7.14%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	130	126	114	105	101	-29	-22.31%
Mgmt. of Companies	D	D	31	D	D	27	N/A
Admin. and Waste Services	189	192	188	191	183	-6	-3.17%
Educational Services	D	D	D	D	D	248	N/A
Health Care and Social Assistance	382	396	392	410	425	43	11.26%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	524	D	D	D	D	394	75.19%
Accommodation and Food Service	282	346	357	369	395	113	40.07%
Other Services	244	257	275	292	281	37	15.16%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	972	977	978	991	1,021	49	5.04%

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	477	479	496	495	505	28	5.87%
Total Private Establishments	425	427	442	447	457	32	7.53%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	25	26	27	28	30	5	20.00%
Mining	D	0	D	D	D	0	0.00%
Construction	54	54	59	59	57	3	5.56%
Manufacturing	25	25	24	22	23	-2	-8.00%
Wholesale Trade	27	27	27	28	33	6	22.22%
Retail Trade	55	56	56	60	60	5	9.09%
Transport. and Warehousing	30	27	32	32	29	-1	-3.33%
Utilities	8	D	D	D	D	1	12.50%
Information	5	6	6	7	7	2	40.00%
Finance and Insurance	30	31	31	30	32	2	6.67%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	8	9	9	10	13	5	62.50%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	30	30	32	31	32	2	6.67%
Mgmt. of Companies	D	D	3	D	D	1	100.00%
Admin. and Waste Services	19	20	21	20	19	0	0.00%
Educational Services	D	D	D	D	D	-2	-40.00%
Health Care and Social Assistance	29	32	32	33	35	6	20.69%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	6	D	D	D	D	0	0.00%
Accommodation and Food Service	33	33	33	33	34	1	3.03%
Other Services	34	31	33	32	32	-2	-5.88%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	52	53	54	48	48	-4	-7.69%

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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