Whitley 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	13,071	13,600	13,965	13,958	14,182	1,111	8.50%
Total Private Employment	11,643	12,149	12,483	12,414	12,636	993	8.53%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	90	92	96	95	101	11	12.22%
Mining	0	0	0	0	0	0	N/A
Construction	D	538	606	650	686	123	21.85%
Manufacturing	5,651	5,960	6,079	5,977	6,000	349	6.18%
Wholesale Trade	457	485	518	484	494	37	8.10%
Retail Trade	1,234	1,224	1,244	1,262	1,279	45	3.65%
Transport. and Warehousing	266	288	276	237	215	-51	-19.17%
Utilities	79	D	D	D	D	16	20.25%
Information	67	69	73	71	69	2	2.99%
Finance and Insurance	192	211	211	199	192	0	0.00%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	64	61	59	61	68	4	6.25%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	193	245	234	251	259	66	34.20%
Mgmt. of Companies	29	D	D	D	D	-29	-100.00%
Admin. and Waste Services	272	304	323	393	481	209	76.84%
Educational Services	23	D	D	D	D	4	17.39%
Health Care and Social Assistance	D	1,020	1,079	1,000	1,038	71	7.34%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	98	95	109	156	155	57	58.16%
Accommodation and Food Service	881	876	882	870	897	16	1.82%
Other Services	518	560	585	595	580	62	11.97%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	1,428	1,451	1,482	1,544	1,546	118	8.26%

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	728	736	744	763	768	40	5.49%
Total Private Establishments	691	700	712	731	736	45	6.51%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	12	14	15	18	17	5	41.67%
Mining	0	0	0	0	0	0	N/A
Construction	D	82	86	89	86	5	6.17%
Manufacturing	73	78	77	77	78	5	6.85%
Wholesale Trade	41	45	48	49	51	10	24.39%
Retail Trade	95	91	89	89	94	-1	-1.05%
Transport. and Warehousing	26	27	25	25	25	-1	-3.85%
Utilities	3	D	D	D	D	1	33.33%
Information	9	9	10	10	11	2	22.22%
Finance and Insurance	51	48	49	50	51	0	0.00%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	18	18	22	24	26	8	44.44%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	52	59	60	62	62	10	19.23%
Mgmt. of Companies	5	D	D	D	D	-4	-80.00%
Admin. and Waste Services	38	39	41	43	39	1	2.63%
Educational Services	4	D	D	D	D	2	50.00%
Health Care and Social Assistance	D	42	43	44	45	-3	-6.25%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	12	12	12	15	14	2	16.67%
Accommodation and Food Service	60	59	59	59	61	1	1.67%
Other Services	67	71	70	68	67	0	0.00%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	37	36	32	32	32	-5	-13.51%

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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