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Howard County, IN Highlights

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
	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Employment	35,295	34,549	35,063	35,758	34,791	-504	-1.43%
Total Private Employment	30,952	30,295	30,803	31,444	30,508	-444	-1.43%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	83	94	96	92	96	13	15.66%
Mining	D	D	D	D	D	-4	-20.00%
Construction	1,246	1,189	1,295	1,961	1,672	426	34.19%
Manufacturing	9,806	9,066	9,282	9,047	8,562	-1,244	-12.69%
Wholesale Trade	745	778	781	797	759	14	1.88%
Retail Trade	4,528	4,515	4,417	4,408	4,416	-112	-2.47%
Transport. and Warehousing	752	720	752	739	744	-8	-1.06%
Utilities	134	128	127	127	131	-3	-2.24%
Information	172	170	187	181	157	-15	-8.72%
Finance and Insurance	879	834	825	803	855	-24	-2.73%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	252	273	287	296	319	67	26.59%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	748	751	771	783	835	87	11.63%
Mgmt. of Companies	23	18	19	19	19	-4	-17.39%
Admin. and Waste Services	1,159	1,043	924	836	709	-450	-38.83%
Educational Services	151	152	158	168	150	-1	-0.66%
Health Care and Social Assistance	5,000	5,015	5,312	5,561	5,593	593	11.86%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	145	153	146	247	219	74	51.03%
Accommodation and Food Service	3,993	4,122	4,183	4,137	3,994	1	0.03%
Other Services	1,117	1,255	1,220	1,227	1,264	147	13.16%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	4,343	4,254	4,260	4,314	4,283	-60	-1.38%

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	1,736	1,788	1,845	1,911	1,944	208	11.98%
Total Private Establishments	1,664	1,720	1,782	1,849	1,882	218	13.10%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	16	20	20	19	18	2	12.50%
Mining	D	D	D	D	D	0	0.00%
Construction	147	145	147	154	156	9	6.12%
Manufacturing	74	74	78	84	79	5	6.76%
Wholesale Trade	71	77	83	97	100	29	40.85%
Retail Trade	318	323	329	333	330	12	3.77%
Transport. and Warehousing	46	46	52	51	47	1	2.17%
Utilities	4	5	5	5	5	1	25.00%
Information	15	18	18	19	18	3	20.00%
Finance and Insurance	121	121	131	135	139	18	14.88%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	65	65	71	72	75	10	15.38%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	126	128	137	151	163	37	29.37%
Mgmt. of Companies	7	7	6	6	8	1	14.29%
Admin. and Waste Services	94	101	107	105	105	11	11.70%
Educational Services	19	18	16	16	16	-3	-15.79%
Health Care and Social Assistance	190	210	216	217	226	36	18.95%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	16	19	21	22	21	5	31.25%
Accommodation and Food Service	196	199	202	210	215	19	9.69%
Other Services	139	142	143	153	160	21	15.11%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	72	68	63	62	62	-10	-13.89%

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.