Steuben 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	15,049	15,633	16,486	16,539	16,253	1,204	8.00%
Total Private Employment	13,618	14,201	15,026	15,100	14,798	1,180	8.67%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	107	97	96	91	95	-12	-11.21%
Mining	10	11	14	16	15	5	50.00%
Construction	490	524	494	497	538	48	9.80%
Manufacturing	5,108	5,088	5,114	5,195	5,068	-40	-0.78%
Wholesale Trade	268	290	353	409	398	130	48.51%
Retail Trade	2,013	2,054	2,036	2,063	2,086	73	3.63%
Transport. and Warehousing	601	625	760	758	726	125	20.80%
Utilities	D	D	D	D	D	98	N/A
Information	80	80	89	95	102	22	27.50%
Finance and Insurance	167	176	177	176	171	4	2.40%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	88	83	85	82	88	0	0.00%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	319	364	396	410	328	9	2.82%
Mgmt. of Companies	5	10	9	8	10	5	100.00%
Admin. and Waste Services	545	865	1,339	1,066	864	319	58.53%
Educational Services	D	D	D	D	D	867	N/A
Health Care and Social Assistance	1,245	1,254	1,334	1,423	1,438	193	15.50%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	94	106	108	104	102	8	8.51%
Accommodation and Food Service	1,394	1,425	1,352	1,375	1,347	-47	-3.37%
Other Services	343	363	415	419	457	114	33.24%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	1,431	1,431	1,459	1,439	1,455	24	1.68%

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	985	986	1,003	1,010	1,023	38	3.86%
Total Private Establishments	928	928	948	959	973	45	4.85%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	20	20	19	18	18	-2	-10.00%
Mining	5	4	5	5	5	0	0.00%
Construction	91	97	99	96	97	6	6.59%
Manufacturing	103	103	99	97	100	-3	-2.91%
Wholesale Trade	44	45	52	58	65	21	47.73%
Retail Trade	159	153	148	148	147	-12	-7.55%
Transport. and Warehousing	44	45	48	46	45	1	2.27%
Utilities	D	D	D	D	D	0	0.00%
Information	8	9	10	10	11	3	37.50%
Finance and Insurance	48	50	48	50	52	4	8.33%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	40	39	38	41	43	3	7.50%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	66	63	68	71	73	7	10.61%
Mgmt. of Companies	4	6	6	5	6	2	50.00%
Admin. and Waste Services	47	51	57	61	60	13	27.66%
Educational Services	D	D	D	D	D	0	0.00%
Health Care and Social Assistance	56	55	60	60	62	6	10.71%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	17	15	14	15	13	-4	-23.53%
Accommodation and Food Service	88	85	85	86	86	-2	-2.27%
Other Services	79	80	82	82	81	2	2.53%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	57	58	56	51	51	-6	-10.53%

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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