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
	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Employment	6,854	6,818	6,257	6,649	6,768	-86	-1.25%
Total Private Employment	5,804	5,819	5,285	5,672	5,791	-13	-0.22%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	132	134	152	143	144	12	9.09%
Mining	D	D	D	0	D	5	N/A
Construction	473	549	469	484	500	27	5.71%
Manufacturing	1,279	1,287	1,184	1,216	1,269	-10	-0.78%
Wholesale Trade	325	324	307	318	324	-1	-0.31%
Retail Trade	409	423	423	435	464	55	13.45%
Transport. and Warehousing	285	291	265	275	301	16	5.61%
Utilities	D	D	247	D	D	203	N/A
Information	81	77	78	78	80	-1	-1.23%
Finance and Insurance	171	167	159	153	146	-25	-14.62%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	29	31	28	23	22	-7	-24.14%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	131	136	130	126	114	-17	-12.98%
Mgmt. of Companies	D	D	D	D	31	31	N/A
Admin. and Waste Services	179	131	189	192	188	9	5.03%
Educational Services	185	202	D	D	D	53	28.65%
Health Care and Social Assistance	362	400	382	396	392	30	8.29%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	D	D	524	D	D	738	N/A
Accommodation and Food Service	353	341	282	346	357	4	1.13%
Other Services	261	269	244	257	275	14	5.36%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	1,050	999	972	977	978	-72	-6.86%

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 August 2023.

Establishments by Sector
	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Establishments	465	473	477	479	496	31	6.67%
Total Private Establishments	415	421	425	427	442	27	6.51%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	24	24	25	26	27	3	12.50%
Mining	D	D	D	0	D	-1	-50.00%
Construction	53	56	54	54	59	6	11.32%
Manufacturing	25	23	25	25	24	-1	-4.00%
Wholesale Trade	29	27	27	27	27	-2	-6.90%
Retail Trade	52	53	55	56	56	4	7.69%
Transport. and Warehousing	32	31	30	27	32	0	0.00%
Utilities	D	D	8	D	D	1	12.50%
Information	5	5	5	6	6	1	20.00%
Finance and Insurance	30	30	30	31	31	1	3.33%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	8	8	8	9	9	1	12.50%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	27	29	30	30	32	5	18.52%
Mgmt. of Companies	D	D	D	D	3	2	200.00%
Admin. and Waste Services	17	16	19	20	21	4	23.53%
Educational Services	6	5	D	D	D	-2	-33.33%
Health Care and Social Assistance	26	28	29	32	32	6	23.08%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	D	D	6	D	D	0	0.00%
Accommodation and Food Service	30	31	33	33	33	3	10.00%
Other Services	35	37	34	31	33	-2	-5.71%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	50	52	52	53	54	4	8.00%

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 August 2023.

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