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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 2007 data were released July 2008

2007.................................
                               No. of           Average Employment             Chg 03to07
   Industry                     Firms    2003    2004    2005    2006    2007   No.    % .
TOTAL EMPLOYMENT **             2,539  45,413  44,659  45,085  44,841  44,816  -597  -1.3%
NATURAL RESOURCES & MINING         41     401     345     288     258     250  -151 -37.7%
  Ag, Forestry, Fishg, & Huntg     35     262     255     238     224     215   -47 -17.9%
  Mining                            6     139      90      50      34      35  -104 -74.8%
CONSTRUCTION                      316   2,257   2,161   2,215   2,128   2,463   206   9.1%
MANUFACTURING                     192   8,980   9,196   9,341   9,478   9,234   254   2.8%
TRADE, TRANSPORTATION, & UTILS    683   8,387   8,313   8,430   8,465   8,830   443   5.3%
  Wholesale Trade                 166   1,195   1,207   1,236   1,232   1,267    72   6.0%
  Retail Trade                    421   5,645   5,617   5,609   5,676   5,713    68   1.2%
  Transportation & Warehousing     92   1,290   1,238   1,329   1,304   1,604   314  24.3%
  Utilities                         4     257     251     256     253     246   -11  -4.3%
INFORMATION                        43     690     675     668     655     728    38   5.5%
FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES              199   1,624   1,218   1,290   1,272   1,264  -360 -22.2%
  Finance & Insurance             111     873     882     924     917     903    30   3.4%
  Real Estate, Rental & Leasing    88     751     336     366     355     361  -390 -51.9%
PROFESSIONAL & BUSINESS SERVICES  306   2,632   2,700   2,776   2,758   2,622   -10  -0.4%
  Professional & Technical Svs    170     718     750     774     757     762    44   6.1%
  Mgt of Companies & Enterprises    7      81      84      99      89      91    10  12.3%
  Administrative & Waste Svs      129   1,833   1,866   1,903   1,912   1,769   -64  -3.5%
EDUCATION & HEALTH SERVICES **    232   9,421   9,163   9,142   9,028   9,217  -204  -2.2%
  Educational Services **          42   3,241   3,220   3,244   3,199   3,339    98   3.0%
  Hth Care & Social Assist **     190   6,180   5,943   5,898   5,829   5,878  -302  -4.9%
LEISURE & HOSPITALITY SERVICES    257   5,155   5,093   5,229   5,307   5,247    92   1.8%
  Arts, Entertainment, & Recr      34   1,556   1,532   1,620   1,662   1,587    31   2.0%
  Accommodation & Food Svs        223   3,599   3,561   3,609   3,645   3,660    61   1.7%
OTHER SERVICES (PRIVATE)          229   1,307   1,336   1,345   1,307   1,364    57   4.4%
FEDERAL, STATE, & LOCAL GOVT       99   7,477   7,373   7,307   7,071   7,124  -353  -4.7%

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.
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