Wells 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	10,475	10,618	11,117	11,293	11,160	685	6.54%
Total Private Employment	9,195	9,332	9,821	9,976	9,830	635	6.91%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	172	175	171	188	182	10	5.81%
Mining	D	D	D	34	36	17	89.47%
Construction	472	512	501	508	512	40	8.47%
Manufacturing	2,578	2,707	3,047	3,120	3,083	505	19.59%
Wholesale Trade	473	523	552	573	558	85	17.97%
Retail Trade	1,097	1,072	1,090	1,125	1,122	25	2.28%
Transport. and Warehousing	1,358	1,308	1,339	1,260	1,158	-200	-14.73%
Utilities	D	D	D	D	D	0	0.00%
Information	51	50	56	52	51	0	0.00%
Finance and Insurance	146	143	158	175	184	38	26.03%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	130	147	164	168	160	30	23.08%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	194	210	202	233	235	41	21.13%
Mgmt. of Companies	D	D	D	D	D	-2	-14.29%
Admin. and Waste Services	224	202	192	194	189	-35	-15.63%
Educational Services	D	D	D	D	D	0	0.00%
Health Care and Social Assistance	1,304	1,253	1,304	1,364	1,342	38	2.91%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	D	D	D	D	12	2	20.00%
Accommodation and Food Service	509	544	561	537	554	45	8.84%
Other Services	437	432	434	417	432	-5	-1.14%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	1,279	1,286	1,296	1,318	1,330	51	3.99%

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	653	660	679	705	710	57	8.73%
Total Private Establishments	616	622	646	672	677	61	9.90%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	25	27	27	29	29	4	16.00%
Mining	D	D	D	3	3	1	50.00%
Construction	74	73	74	75	75	1	1.35%
Manufacturing	55	57	61	61	60	5	9.09%
Wholesale Trade	46	50	51	53	51	5	10.87%
Retail Trade	81	83	83	86	83	2	2.47%
Transport. and Warehousing	28	28	29	29	27	-1	-3.57%
Utilities	D	D	D	D	D	0	0.00%
Information	3	3	4	5	5	2	66.67%
Finance and Insurance	39	36	41	42	42	3	7.69%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	29	33	35	35	32	3	10.34%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	38	36	37	41	44	6	15.79%
Mgmt. of Companies	D	D	D	D	D	0	0.00%
Admin. and Waste Services	36	35	35	38	37	1	2.78%
Educational Services	D	D	D	D	D	0	0.00%
Health Care and Social Assistance	51	51	56	64	68	17	33.33%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	D	D	D	D	6	2	50.00%
Accommodation and Food Service	40	40	43	45	47	7	17.50%
Other Services	63	60	60	60	64	1	1.59%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	38	39	33	33	33	-5	-13.16%

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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