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LaPorte 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 **             2,533  46,311  45,413  44,659  45,085  44,841 -1,470 -3.2%
NATURAL RESOURCES & MINING         37     339     401     345     288     258   -81 -23.9%
  Ag, Forestry, Fishg, & Huntg     32     236     262     255     238     224   -12  -5.1%
  Mining                            5     103     139      90      50      34   -69 -67.0%
CONSTRUCTION                      313   2,333   2,257   2,161   2,215   2,128  -205  -8.8%
MANUFACTURING                     195   9,432   8,980   9,196   9,341   9,478    46   0.5%
TRADE, TRANSPORTATION, & UTILS    663   8,761   8,387   8,313   8,430   8,465  -296  -3.4%
  Wholesale Trade                 161   1,143   1,195   1,207   1,236   1,232    89   7.8%
  Retail Trade                    420   5,775   5,645   5,617   5,609   5,676   -99  -1.7%
  Transportation & Warehousing     78   1,567   1,290   1,238   1,329   1,304  -263 -16.8%
  Utilities                         4     276     257     251     256     253   -23  -8.3%
INFORMATION                        33     723     690     675     668     655   -68  -9.4%
FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES              204   1,534   1,624   1,218   1,290   1,272  -262 -17.1%
  Finance & Insurance             112     867     873     882     924     917    50   5.8%
  Real Estate, Rental & Leasing    92     667     751     336     366     355  -312 -46.8%
PROFESSIONAL & BUSINESS SERVICES  306   2,845   2,632   2,700   2,776   2,758   -87  -3.1%
  Professional & Technical Svs    171     734     718     750     774     757    23   3.1%
  Mgt of Companies & Enterprises    7      65      81      84      99      89    24  36.9%
  Administrative & Waste Svs      128   2,046   1,833   1,866   1,903   1,912  -134  -6.5%
EDUCATION & HEALTH SERVICES **    231   9,255   9,421   9,163   9,142   9,028  -227  -2.5%
  Educational Services **          42   3,327   3,241   3,220   3,244   3,199  -128  -3.8%
  Hth Care & Social Assist **     189   5,928   6,180   5,943   5,898   5,829   -99  -1.7%
LEISURE & HOSPITALITY SERVICES    260   5,136   5,155   5,093   5,229   5,307   171   3.3%
  Arts, Entertainment, & Recr      35   1,477   1,556   1,532   1,620   1,662   185  12.5%
  Accommodation & Food Svs        225   3,659   3,599   3,561   3,609   3,645   -14  -0.4%
OTHER SERVICES (PRIVATE)          224   1,336   1,307   1,336   1,345   1,307   -29  -2.2%
FEDERAL, STATE, & LOCAL GOVT       91   7,577   7,477   7,373   7,307   7,071  -506  -6.7%

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.
Industry Employment for:  Lake | Jasper | Newton | Porter | Pulaski | Starke | St.Joseph | Elkhart | Marshall | Kosciusko | Fulton
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