2006.................................
                            No. of           Average Employment             Chg 02to06
   Industry                     Firms    2002    2003    2004    2005    2006   No.    % .
TOTAL EMPLOYMENT **            14,099 294,172 296,197 305,701 310,540 311,773 17,601  6.0%
NATURAL RESOURCES & MINING        116   1,096   1,057   1,196   1,154   1,222    126 11.5%
  Ag, Forestry, Fishg, & Huntg    104     943     963   1,093   1,058   1,133    190 20.1%
  Mining                           12     153      94     103      96      89    -64-41.8%
CONSTRUCTION                    1,586  12,892  12,366  12,704  12,540  12,299   -593 -4.6%
MANUFACTURING                   1,624  99,109 100,133 105,253 106,822 106,520  7,411  7.5%
TRADE, TRANSPORTATION, & UTILS  3,568  50,322  50,282  50,532  51,222  52,354  2,032  4.0%
  Wholesale Trade               1,094  13,110  13,330  13,592  14,038  14,714  1,604 12.2%
  Retail Trade                  2,019  31,463  31,270  30,678  30,614  30,893   -570 -1.8%
  Transportation & Warehousing    437   5,141   5,107   5,682   5,975   6,147  1,006 19.6%
  Utilities                        18     608     575     580     595     600     -8 -1.3%
INFORMATION                       174   3,953   3,795   3,939   3,741   3,628   -325 -8.2%
FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES            1,311  11,050  11,206  11,205  11,223  11,439    389  3.5%
  Finance & Insurance             825   7,819   7,892   7,815   7,773   8,034    215  2.7%
  Real Estate, Rental & Leasing   486   3,231   3,314   3,390   3,450   3,405    174  5.4%
PROFESSIONAL & BUSINESS SVCS    1,831  19,628  20,162  21,628  22,829  22,651  3,023 15.4%
  Professional & Technical Svs  1,129   7,222   7,269   7,132   7,320   7,444    222  3.1%
  Mgt of Companies & Enterprises   71   2,091   2,136   2,132   2,010   2,438    347 16.6%
  Administrative & Waste Svs      631  10,315  10,757  12,364  13,499  12,769  2,454 23.8%
EDUCATION & HEALTH SERVICES **  1,148  54,775  55,856  56,708  58,130  58,947  4,172  7.6%
  Educational Services **         161  25,761  26,255  26,625  27,313  27,660  1,899  7.4%
  Hth Care & Social Assist **     987  29,014  29,601  30,083  30,817  31,287  2,273  7.8%
LEISURE & HOSPITALITY SERVICES  1,224  21,226  21,375  22,337  22,634  22,650  1,424  6.7%
  Arts, Entertainment, & Recr     160   2,136   2,242   2,313   2,187   2,220     84  3.9%
  Accommodation & Food Svs      1,064  19,090  19,133  20,024  20,447  20,430  1,340  7.0%
OTHER SERVICES (PRIVATE)        1,244   8,273   8,078   8,585   8,164   8,059   -214 -2.6%
FEDERAL, STATE, & LOCAL GOVT      331  27,374  27,786  28,178  28,619  28,743  1,369  5.0%

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

Industry Employment for: | St Joseph | Elkhart | Marshall | Fulton | Kosciusko |

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