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Elkhart County employment by industry
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Source: Labor Market Information Unit, Indiana Dept. of Workforce Development
Industry titles are based on the new NAICS industry system. Click for prior years, SIC* data.
Year 2006 data were released July 2007

2006.................................
                            No. of           Average Employment             Chg 02to06
   Industry                     Firms    2002    2003    2004    2005    2006   No.    % .
TOTAL EMPLOYMENT **             4,805 113,540 115,902 123,010 125,163 127,121 13,581 12.0%
NATURAL RESOURCES & MINING         30     ***     ***     ***     ***     228   N/A    N/A
  Ag, Forestry, Fishg, & Huntg     27     200     213     183     185     181   -19  -9.5%
  Mining                            3     ***     ***     ***     ***      47   N/A    N/A
CONSTRUCTION                      561   4,211   4,266   4,561   4,513   4,379   168   4.0%
MANUFACTURING                     827  56,456  58,110  62,765  63,649  64,364 7,908  14.0%
TRADE, TRANSPORTATION, & UTILS  1,233  16,439  16,485  17,976  17,623  18,020 1,581   9.6%
  Wholesale Trade                 412   5,309   5,391   5,914   6,172   6,356 1,047  19.7%
  Retail Trade                    651   9,320   9,366   9,199   9,271   9,449   129   1.4%
  Transportation & Warehousing    164   1,662   1,586   1,849   2,028   2,065   403  24.2%
  Utilities                         6     148     142     144     152     150     2   1.4%
INFORMATION                        41     913     884     870     833     805  -108 -11.8%
FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES              404   2,742   2,894   2,975   2,967   3,042   300  10.9%
  Finance & Insurance             251   1,882   2,004   2,048   2,027   2,092   210  11.2%
  Real Estate, Rental & Leasing   153     860     890     927     940     950    90  10.5%
PROFESSIONAL & BUSINESS SERVICES  564   6,754   6,921   7,663   7,940   8,301 1,547  22.9%
  Professional & Technical Svs    336   1,881   1,823   1,938   2,122   2,044   163   8.7%
  Mgt of Companies & Enterprises   26     764     941     977     830   1,103   339  44.4%
  Administrative & Waste Svs      202   4,109   4,157   4,748   4,988   5,154 1,045  25.4%
EDUCATION & HEALTH SERVICES **    330  13,344  13,795  14,180  14,690  15,203 1,859  13.9%
  Educational Services **          37   5,341   5,401   5,510   5,590   5,880   539  10.1%
  Hth Care & Social Assist **     293   8,003   8,394   8,670   9,100   9,323 1,320  16.5%
LEISURE & HOSPITALITY SERVICES    354   6,815   6,745   6,964   7,063   7,084   269   3.9%
  Arts, Entertainment, & Recr      41     545     570     593     565     572    27   5.0%
  Accommodation & Food Svs        313   6,270   6,175   6,371   6,498   6,512   242   3.9%
OTHER SERVICES (PRIVATE)          401   2,537   2,485   2,589   2,579   2,609    72   2.8%
FEDERAL, STATE, & LOCAL GOVT       81   7,736   7,775   7,941   7,978   8,216   480   6.2%

NOTE: Employment totals are from industries within the county.
* SIC is the older Standard Industry Classification system which has been replaced by NAICS
 ** Includes government and private industry employment.
*** Data not provided due to confidentiality restrictions.
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