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
	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Employment	4,188	3,987	4,010	4,065	4,152	-36	-0.86%
Total Private Employment	3,242	3,085	3,120	3,162	3,243	1	0.03%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	119	118	132	166	164	45	37.82%
Mining	0	0	0	0	0	0	N/A
Construction	88	86	97	113	118	30	34.09%
Manufacturing	796	677	592	669	654	-142	-17.84%
Wholesale Trade	77	76	77	79	80	3	3.90%
Retail Trade	551	501	528	540	563	12	2.18%
Transport. and Warehousing	53	63	68	69	94	41	77.36%
Utilities	0	0	0	D	D	1	N/A
Information	38	37	39	34	32	-6	-15.79%
Finance and Insurance	72	68	77	103	114	42	58.33%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	26	25	21	15	16	-10	-38.46%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	50	57	60	64	59	9	18.00%
Mgmt. of Companies	0	0	0	0	0	0	N/A
Admin. and Waste Services	509	536	505	379	452	-57	-11.20%
Educational Services	D	D	D	17	15	15	N/A
Health Care and Social Assistance	448	415	420	426	431	-17	-3.79%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	29	26	23	21	25	-4	-13.79%
Accommodation and Food Service	313	333	391	381	332	19	6.07%
Other Services	69	67	81	85	93	24	34.78%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	946	902	890	903	909	-37	-3.91%

Note: D = non-disclosable in compliance with the Bureau of Labor Statistics and/or State of Indiana confidentiality guidelines. Source: Indiana Department of Workforce Development, as of July 2024.

Establishments by Sector
	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Establishments	317	322	317	326	334	17	5.36%
Total Private Establishments	292	297	292	301	311	19	6.51%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	19	18	17	17	17	-2	-10.53%
Mining	0	0	0	0	0	0	N/A
Construction	29	30	30	31	30	1	3.45%
Manufacturing	21	22	21	23	24	3	14.29%
Wholesale Trade	15	12	12	12	13	-2	-13.33%
Retail Trade	54	53	53	55	58	4	7.41%
Transport. and Warehousing	17	19	18	18	18	1	5.88%
Utilities	0	0	0	D	D	1	N/A
Information	5	5	5	6	5	0	0.00%
Finance and Insurance	14	15	15	17	17	3	21.43%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	13	13	11	10	10	-3	-23.08%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	14	14	17	17	15	1	7.14%
Mgmt. of Companies	0	0	0	0	0	0	N/A
Admin. and Waste Services	12	14	12	12	16	4	33.33%
Educational Services	D	D	D	3	3	2	200.00%
Health Care and Social Assistance	25	24	22	23	26	1	4.00%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	6	7	6	6	5	-1	-16.67%
Accommodation and Food Service	25	29	29	27	27	2	8.00%
Other Services	22	23	23	24	27	5	22.73%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	25	25	25	25	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-disclosable 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 July 2024.

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