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Wabash County, IN
Population | Education | Commuting | Labor Force | Industry | Income | Firm Size |
Employment
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 | 12,222 | 11,446 | 11,701 | 12,001 | 12,390 | 168 | 1.37% |
Total Private Employment | 10,698 | 9,970 | 10,196 | 10,469 | 10,874 | 176 | 1.65% |
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt | 498 | 483 | 476 | 471 | 514 | 16 | 3.21% |
Mining | D | 47 | D | D | D | 48 | N/A |
Construction | 589 | 613 | 645 | 680 | 685 | 96 | 16.30% |
Manufacturing | 2,689 | 2,465 | 2,583 | 2,778 | 2,864 | 175 | 6.51% |
Wholesale Trade | 400 | 399 | 434 | 647 | 724 | 324 | 81.00% |
Retail Trade | 1,316 | 1,293 | 1,315 | 1,340 | 1,319 | 3 | 0.23% |
Transport. and Warehousing | 146 | 150 | 160 | 108 | 78 | -68 | -46.58% |
Utilities | 44 | 44 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 0 | 0.00% |
Information | 52 | 46 | 46 | 50 | 40 | -12 | -23.08% |
Finance and Insurance | 311 | 306 | 285 | 284 | 282 | -29 | -9.32% |
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 104 | 108 | 99 | 108 | 119 | 15 | 14.42% |
Professional and Tech. Servs. | 188 | 188 | 199 | 211 | 216 | 28 | 14.89% |
Mgmt. of Companies | 160 | 141 | 283 | 235 | 256 | 96 | 60.00% |
Admin. and Waste Services | 213 | 214 | 223 | 219 | 211 | -2 | -0.94% |
Educational Services | D | D | D | D | D | 284 | N/A |
Health Care and Social Assistance | 1,833 | 1,735 | 1,650 | 1,555 | 1,780 | -53 | -2.89% |
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation | 264 | 205 | 230 | 249 | 265 | 1 | 0.38% |
Accommodation and Food Service | 989 | 870 | 885 | 929 | 911 | -78 | -7.89% |
Other Services | 260 | 229 | 229 | 227 | 233 | -27 | -10.38% |
Federal, State, & Local Govt. | 1,524 | 1,476 | 1,504 | 1,532 | 1,516 | -8 | -0.52% |
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 July 2024.
Establishments by Sector | |||||||
2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 5 Year Change | 5 Year % Change | |
Total Establishments | 751 | 761 | 762 | 774 | 775 | 24 | 3.20% |
Total Private Establishments | 707 | 717 | 717 | 728 | 735 | 28 | 3.96% |
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt | 39 | 41 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 3 | 7.69% |
Mining | D | 3 | D | D | D | 1 | 50.00% |
Construction | 73 | 76 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 7 | 9.59% |
Manufacturing | 62 | 60 | 62 | 61 | 63 | 1 | 1.61% |
Wholesale Trade | 44 | 45 | 43 | 44 | 41 | -3 | -6.82% |
Retail Trade | 106 | 108 | 110 | 109 | 108 | 2 | 1.89% |
Transport. and Warehousing | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 29 | -3 | -9.38% |
Utilities | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.00% |
Information | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 83.33% |
Finance and Insurance | 41 | 40 | 38 | 35 | 37 | -4 | -9.76% |
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 29 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 25 | -4 | -13.79% |
Professional and Tech. Servs. | 45 | 46 | 47 | 54 | 54 | 9 | 20.00% |
Mgmt. of Companies | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 50.00% |
Admin. and Waste Services | 22 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 5 | 22.73% |
Educational Services | D | D | D | D | D | 1 | 33.33% |
Health Care and Social Assistance | 62 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 66 | 4 | 6.45% |
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0.00% |
Accommodation and Food Service | 57 | 60 | 59 | 62 | 62 | 5 | 8.77% |
Other Services | 69 | 66 | 62 | 62 | 64 | -5 | -7.25% |
Federal, State, & Local Govt. | 44 | 44 | 46 | 46 | 40 | -4 | -9.09% |
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 July 2024.