Vigo 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
	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Employment	45,267	45,569	45,551	46,145	46,901	1,634	3.61%
Total Private Employment	38,128	38,547	38,645	39,217	39,859	1,731	4.54%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	105	117	115	103	104	-1	-0.95%
Mining	21	21	20	18	16	-5	-23.81%
Construction	2,118	2,107	2,118	2,119	2,298	180	8.50%
Manufacturing	5,091	5,435	5,412	5,488	5,554	463	9.09%
Wholesale Trade	1,231	1,331	1,391	1,460	1,258	27	2.19%
Retail Trade	6,226	6,248	6,163	5,990	5,895	-331	-5.32%
Transport. and Warehousing	1,385	1,560	1,516	1,472	1,511	126	9.10%
Utilities	148	146	150	152	158	10	6.76%
Information	290	406	409	431	336	46	15.86%
Finance and Insurance	1,255	1,233	1,235	1,198	1,180	-75	-5.98%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	589	584	624	632	612	23	3.90%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	1,040	981	976	968	1,292	252	24.23%
Mgmt. of Companies	278	281	275	334	D	33	11.87%
Admin. and Waste Services	1,903	1,823	1,667	1,524	1,368	-535	-28.11%
Educational Services	1,106	1,135	1,168	1,166	1,178	72	6.51%
Health Care and Social Assistance	8,695	8,164	8,368	8,764	9,481	786	9.04%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	413	474	400	415	419	6	1.45%
Accommodation and Food Service	4,935	5,163	5,267	5,565	5,469	534	10.82%
Other Services	1,300	1,339	1,371	1,416	1,420	120	9.23%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	7,138	7,022	6,906	6,929	7,042	-96	-1.34%

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 6/16/26.

Establishments by Sector
	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Establishments	2,398	2,484	2,506	2,524	2,543	145	6.05%
Total Private Establishments	2,307	2,394	2,423	2,443	2,463	156	6.76%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	20	20	19	19	17	-3	-15.00%
Mining	5	5	5	5	5	0	0.00%
Construction	186	190	197	204	204	18	9.68%
Manufacturing	114	116	117	120	122	8	7.02%
Wholesale Trade	96	101	106	114	121	25	26.04%
Retail Trade	365	361	370	366	364	-1	-0.27%
Transport. and Warehousing	72	76	78	80	77	5	6.94%
Utilities	8	9	9	9	9	1	12.50%
Information	19	24	24	23	21	2	10.53%
Finance and Insurance	156	163	157	156	158	2	1.28%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	91	91	90	95	92	1	1.10%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	190	214	205	200	206	16	8.42%
Mgmt. of Companies	14	14	14	15	D	-2	-14.29%
Admin. and Waste Services	109	119	125	129	131	22	20.18%
Educational Services	25	26	24	27	28	3	12.00%
Health Care and Social Assistance	333	352	358	357	366	33	9.91%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	46	49	47	50	51	5	10.87%
Accommodation and Food Service	259	262	263	255	257	-2	-0.77%
Other Services	200	206	216	222	222	22	11.00%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	92	90	83	82	80	-12	-13.04%

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 June 2026.

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