2006.................................
                             No. of           Average Employment             Chg 02to06
   Industry                     Firms    2002    2003    2004    2005    2006   No.    % .
TOTAL EMPLOYMENT **             3,510  52,310  52,253  53,017  54,300  55,584 3,274   6.3%
NATURAL RESOURCES & MINING         11     241     258     243     227     240    -1  -0.4%
  Ag, Forestry, Fishg, & Huntg      6      63      72      45      44      43   -20 -31.7%
  Mining                            5     178     186     198     183     197    19  10.7%
CONSTRUCTION                      530   3,556   3,601   3,856   4,019   4,508   952  26.8%
MANUFACTURING                     138  10,368   9,653   9,002   8,983   8,897-1,471 -14.2%
TRADE, TRANSPORTATION, & UTILS    828  10,626  10,657  10,798  11,390  11,387   761   7.2%
  Wholesale Trade                 264   2,346   2,400   2,444   2,668   2,711   365  15.6%
  Retail Trade                    417   6,399   6,410   6,427   6,677   6,573   174   2.7%
  Transportation & Warehousing    144   1,613   1,591   1,664   1,783   1,838   225  13.9%
  Utilities                         3     268     256     263     262     265    -3  -1.1%
INFORMATION                        31     583     477     528     495     490   -93 -16.0%
FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES              354   1,767   1,799   1,837   1,856   1,892   125   7.1%
  Finance & Insurance             201   1,193   1,209   1,265   1,270   1,311   118   9.9%
  Real Estate, Rental & Leasing   153     574     590     572     586     581     7   1.2%
PROFESSIONAL & BUSINESS SERVICES  537   3,337   3,432   3,835   3,890   4,122   785  23.5%
  Professional & Technical Svs    346   1,498   1,585   1,664   1,705   1,699   201  13.4%
  Mgt of Companies & Enterprises   13     103      94      98     111     131    28  27.2%
  Administrative & Waste Svs      178   1,736   1,753   2,073   2,074   2,292   556  32.0%
EDUCATION & HEALTH SERVICES **    402  11,443  11,998  12,244  12,429  12,850 1,407  12.3%
  Educational Services **          86   5,672   5,748   5,748   5,865   5,995   323   5.7%
  Hth Care & Social Assist **     316   5,771   6,250   6,496   6,564   6,855 1,084  18.8%
LEISURE & HOSPITALITY SERVICES    298   5,407   5,560   5,716   5,870   5,938   531   9.8%
  Arts, Entertainment, & Recr      40     631     700     706     720     622    -9  -1.4%
  Accommodation & Food Svs        258   4,776   4,860   5,010   5,150   5,316   540  11.3%
OTHER SERVICES (PRIVATE)          317   1,946   1,872   1,918   2,024   2,129   183   9.4%
FEDERAL, STATE, & LOCAL GOVT      121   8,570   8,663   8,802   8,941   9,029   459   5.4%

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 | LaPorte | Newton | Pulaski | Starke | St.Joseph | Elkhart | Marshall | Kosciusko | Fulton

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