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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 2007 data were released July 2008

2007.................................
                              No. of           Average Employment             Chg 03to07
   Industry                     Firms    2003    2004    2005    2006    2007   No.    % .
TOTAL EMPLOYMENT **             4,805 115,902 123,010 125,163 127,121 124,713  8,811  7.6%
NATURAL RESOURCES & MINING         30     ***     ***     ***     228     214   N/A   N/A.
  Ag, Forestry, Fishg, & Huntg     27     213     183     185     181     164    -49-23.0%
  Mining                            3     ***     ***     ***      47      50   N/A   N/A.
CONSTRUCTION                      561   4,266   4,561   4,513   4,379   4,060   -206 -4.8%
MANUFACTURING                     827  58,110  62,765  63,649  64,364  62,231  4,121  7.1%
TRADE, TRANSPORTATION, & UTILS  1,233  16,485  17,976  17,623  18,020  18,004  1,519  9.2%
  Wholesale Trade                 412   5,391   5,914   6,172   6,356   6,100    709 13.2%
  Retail Trade                    651   9,366   9,199   9,271   9,449   9,306    -60 -0.6%
  Transportation & Warehousing    164   1,586   1,849   2,028   2,065   2,457    871 54.9%
  Utilities                         6     142     144     152     150     141     -1 -0.7%
INFORMATION                        41     884     870     833     805   1,004    120 13.6%
FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES              404   2,894   2,975   2,967   3,042   3,134    240  8.3%
  Finance & Insurance             251   2,004   2,048   2,027   2,092   2,123    119  5.9%
  Real Estate, Rental & Leasing   153     890     927     940     950   1,011    121 13.6%
PROFESSIONAL & BUSINESS SERVICES  564   6,921   7,663   7,940   8,301   7,992  1,071 15.5%
  Professional & Technical Svs    336   1,823   1,938   2,122   2,044   1,934    111  6.1%
  Mgt of Companies & Enterprises   26     941     977     830   1,103   1,161    220 23.4%
  Administrative & Waste Svs      202   4,157   4,748   4,988   5,154   4,897    740 17.8%
EDUCATION & HEALTH SERVICES **    330  13,795  14,180  14,690  15,203  15,627  1,832 13.3%
  Educational Services **          37   5,401   5,510   5,590   5,880   6,210    809 15.0%
  Hth Care & Social Assist **     293   8,394   8,670   9,100   9,323   9,417  1,023 12.2%
LEISURE & HOSPITALITY SERVICES    354   6,745   6,964   7,063   7,084   7,211    466  6.9%
  Arts, Entertainment, & Recr      41     570     593     565     572     554    -16 -2.8%
  Accommodation & Food Svs        313   6,175   6,371   6,498   6,512   6,657    482  7.8%
OTHER SERVICES (PRIVATE)          401   2,485   2,589   2,579   2,609   2,684    199  8.0%
FEDERAL, STATE, & LOCAL GOVT       81   7,775   7,941   7,978   8,216   8,440    665  8.6%

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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