2006.................................
                             No. of           Average Employment             Chg 02to06
   Industry                     Firms    2002    2003    2004    2005    2006   No.    % .
TOTAL EMPLOYMENT **            17,834 311,432 311,954 313,279 317,132 319,168 7,736   2.5%
NATURAL RESOURCES & MINING        168   2,376   2,500   2,382   2,349   2,357   -19  -0.8%
  Ag, Forestry, Fishg, & Huntg    140   1,747   1,836   1,746   1,757   1,758    11   0.6%
  Mining                           28     629     664     636     592     599   -30  -4.8%
CONSTRUCTION                    2,276  18,527  19,343  19,960  20,552  20,921 2,394  12.9%
MANUFACTURING                     860  52,850  51,816  49,512  49,818  49,949-2,901  -5.5%
TRADE, TRANSPORTATION, & UTILS  4,479  63,171  61,808  63,451  64,553  65,172 2,001   3.2%
  Wholesale Trade               1,136  10,867  10,599  10,715  10,905  10,854   -13  -0.1%
  Retail Trade                  2,628  40,151  39,529  39,797  40,521  41,046   895   2.2%
  Transportation & Warehousing    689   9,632   9,306  10,570  10,712  10,844 1,212  12.6%
  Utilities                        26   2,521   2,374   2,369   2,415   2,428   -93  -3.7%
INFORMATION                       172   3,613   3,228   3,153   3,139   3,050  -563 -15.6%
FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES            1,685  11,341  11,515  11,199  11,315  11,184  -157  -1.4%
  Finance & Insurance           1,008   7,689   7,800   7,893   7,904   7,826   137   1.8%
  Real Estate, Rental & Leasing   677   3,652   3,715   3,306   3,411   3,358  -294  -8.1%
PROFESSIONAL & BUSINESS SVCS    2,406  23,165  23,367  24,373  24,772  23,698   533   2.3%
  Professional & Technical Svs  1,550   8,323   8,682   8,810   8,913   9,013   690   8.3%
  Mgt of Companies & Enterprises   60   1,439   1,362   1,498   1,652   1,699   260  18.1%
  Administrative & Waste Svs      796  13,403  13,323  14,065  14,207  12,986  -417  -3.1%
EDUCATION & HEALTH SERVICES **  2,120  67,912  69,629  70,830  72,171  73,749 5,837   8.6%
  Educational Services **         405  28,075  28,353  28,506  29,004  29,223 1,148   4.1%
  Hth Care & Social Assist **   1,715  39,837  41,276  42,324  43,167  44,526 4,689  11.8%
LEISURE & HOSPITALITY SERVICES  1,668  34,942  35,169  35,328  35,535  36,003 1,061   3.0%
  Arts, Entertainment, & Recr     199  10,225  10,446  10,255   9,978   9,493  -732  -7.2%
  Accommodation & Food Svs      1,469  24,717  24,723  25,073  25,557  26,510 1,793   7.3%
OTHER SERVICES (PRIVATE)        1,617  11,194  11,306  11,160  11,310  11,435   241   2.2%
FEDERAL, STATE, & LOCAL GOVT      597  48,208  48,679  48,419  48,244  48,327   119   0.2%

NOTE: Employment totals are from industries within the region.
 ** Includes government and private industry employment.

Industry Employment for: | Lake | Jasper | LaPorte | Newton | Porter | Pulaski | Starke |

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