Wabash 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	11,446	11,701	12,001	12,390	12,395	949	8.29%
Total Private Employment	9,970	10,196	10,469	10,874	10,870	900	9.03%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	483	476	471	514	534	51	10.56%
Mining	47	D	D	D	D	9	19.15%
Construction	613	645	680	685	645	32	5.22%
Manufacturing	2,465	2,583	2,778	2,864	2,756	291	11.81%
Wholesale Trade	399	434	647	724	696	297	74.44%
Retail Trade	1,293	1,315	1,340	1,319	1,305	12	0.93%
Transport. and Warehousing	150	160	108	78	109	-41	-27.33%
Utilities	44	42	43	44	44	0	0.00%
Information	46	46	50	40	36	-10	-21.74%
Finance and Insurance	306	285	284	283	271	-35	-11.44%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	108	99	108	119	129	21	19.44%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	188	199	211	216	228	40	21.28%
Mgmt. of Companies	141	283	235	256	240	99	70.21%
Admin. and Waste Services	214	223	219	211	226	12	5.61%
Educational Services	D	D	D	D	D	264	N/A
Health Care and Social Assistance	1,735	1,650	1,555	1,780	1,878	143	8.24%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	205	230	249	265	276	71	34.63%
Accommodation and Food Service	870	885	929	911	934	64	7.36%
Other Services	229	229	227	233	244	15	6.55%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	1,476	1,504	1,532	1,516	1,525	49	3.32%

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	761	762	774	775	779	18	2.37%
Total Private Establishments	717	717	728	735	739	22	3.07%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	41	43	42	42	40	-1	-2.44%
Mining	3	D	D	D	D	1	33.33%
Construction	76	78	79	80	80	4	5.26%
Manufacturing	60	62	61	63	61	1	1.67%
Wholesale Trade	45	43	44	41	42	-3	-6.67%
Retail Trade	108	110	109	108	109	1	0.93%
Transport. and Warehousing	30	28	27	29	28	-2	-6.67%
Utilities	4	4	4	4	4	0	0.00%
Information	8	9	11	11	12	4	50.00%
Finance and Insurance	40	38	35	37	39	-1	-2.50%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	28	25	24	25	26	-2	-7.14%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	46	47	54	54	58	12	26.09%
Mgmt. of Companies	4	5	8	6	6	2	50.00%
Admin. and Waste Services	25	26	27	27	29	4	16.00%
Educational Services	D	D	D	D	D	1	33.33%
Health Care and Social Assistance	63	63	64	66	67	4	6.35%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	9	9	10	9	8	-1	-11.11%
Accommodation and Food Service	60	59	62	62	62	2	3.33%
Other Services	66	62	62	64	64	-2	-3.03%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	44	46	46	40	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 May 2025.

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