Starke 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	3,987	4,010	4,065	4,152	4,134	147	3.69%
Total Private Employment	3,085	3,120	3,162	3,243	3,210	125	4.05%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	118	132	166	164	115	-3	-2.54%
Mining	0	0	0	0	0	0	N/A
Construction	86	97	113	118	139	53	61.63%
Manufacturing	677	592	669	654	636	-41	-6.06%
Wholesale Trade	76	77	79	80	101	25	32.89%
Retail Trade	501	528	540	563	578	77	15.37%
Transport. and Warehousing	63	68	69	94	85	22	34.92%
Utilities	0	0	D	D	D	1	N/A
Information	37	39	34	32	40	3	8.11%
Finance and Insurance	68	77	103	114	122	54	79.41%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	25	21	15	16	15	-10	-40.00%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	57	60	64	59	61	4	7.02%
Mgmt. of Companies	0	0	0	0	0	0	N/A
Admin. and Waste Services	536	505	379	452	436	-100	-18.66%
Educational Services	D	D	17	15	14	14	N/A
Health Care and Social Assistance	415	420	426	431	424	9	2.17%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	26	23	21	25	22	-4	-15.38%
Accommodation and Food Service	333	391	381	332	326	-7	-2.10%
Other Services	67	81	85	93	97	30	44.78%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	902	890	903	909	924	22	2.44%

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	322	317	326	334	338	16	4.97%
Total Private Establishments	297	292	301	311	315	18	6.06%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	18	17	17	17	16	-2	-11.11%
Mining	0	0	0	0	0	0	N/A
Construction	30	30	31	30	30	0	0.00%
Manufacturing	22	21	23	24	23	1	4.55%
Wholesale Trade	12	12	12	13	15	3	25.00%
Retail Trade	53	53	55	58	60	7	13.21%
Transport. and Warehousing	19	18	18	18	17	-2	-10.53%
Utilities	0	0	D	D	D	1	N/A
Information	5	5	6	5	5	0	0.00%
Finance and Insurance	15	15	17	17	17	2	13.33%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	13	11	10	10	9	-4	-30.77%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	14	17	17	15	19	5	35.71%
Mgmt. of Companies	0	0	0	0	0	0	N/A
Admin. and Waste Services	14	12	12	16	16	2	14.29%
Educational Services	D	D	3	3	3	2	200.00%
Health Care and Social Assistance	24	22	23	26	27	3	12.50%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	7	6	6	5	4	-3	-42.86%
Accommodation and Food Service	29	29	27	27	25	-4	-13.79%
Other Services	23	23	24	27	29	6	26.09%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	25	25	25	23	23	-2	-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 May 2025.

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