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Porter 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 2009 data were released June 2010

2009.................................
                           No. of           Average Employment             Chg 05to09
   Industry                     Firms    2005    2006    2007    2008    2009   No.    % .
TOTAL EMPLOYMENT **             3,606  54,300  55,584  57,277  57,089  53,823  -477  -0.9%
NATURAL RESOURCES & MINING         12     227     240     237      72      72  -155 -68.3%
  Ag, Forestry, Fishg, & Huntg      9      44      43      45      50      52     8  18.2%
  Mining                            3     183     197     192      22      20  -163 -89.1%
CONSTRUCTION                      507   4,019   4,508   4,773   4,273   3,101  -918 -22.8%
MANUFACTURING                     146   8,983   8,897   9,163   9,717   9,136   153   1.7%
TRADE, TRANSPORTATION, & UTILS    836  11,390  11,387  12,165  12,150  10,926  -464  -4.1%
  Wholesale Trade                 251   2,668   2,711   2,681   2,517   2,017  -651 -24.4%
  Retail Trade                    415   6,677   6,573   7,093   7,175   6,794   117   1.8%
  Transportation & Warehousing    162   1,783   1,838   2,134   2,184   1,830    47   2.6%
  Utilities                         8     262     265     257     274     285    23   8.8%
INFORMATION                        40     495     490     632     619     607   112  22.6%
FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES              362   1,856   1,892   1,864   1,709   1,651  -205 -11.0%
  Finance & Insurance             209   1,270   1,311   1,253   1,141   1,121  -149 -11.7%
  Real Estate, Rental & Leasing   153     586     581     611     568     530   -56  -9.6%
PROFESSIONAL & BUSINESS SERVICES  574   3,890   4,122   4,717   4,701   4,222   332   8.5%
  Professional & Technical Svs    360   1,705   1,699   1,731   1,801   1,671   -34  -2.0%
  Mgt of Companies & Enterprises   14     111     131     153     170     138    27  24.3%
  Administrative & Waste Svs      200   2,074   2,292   2,833   2,730   2,413   339  16.3%
EDUCATION & HEALTH SERVICES **    405  12,429  12,850  12,968  12,888  13,171   742   6.0%
  Educational Services **          83   5,865   5,995   6,110   6,150   6,230   365   6.2%
  Hth Care & Social Assist **     322   6,564   6,855   6,858   6,738   6,941   377   5.7%
LEISURE & HOSPITALITY SERVICES    336   5,870   5,938   6,339   6,424   6,409   539   9.2%
  Arts, Entertainment, & Recr      44     720     622     734     686     705   -15  -2.1%
  Accommodation & Food Svs        292   5,150   5,316   5,605   5,738   5,704   554  10.8%
OTHER SERVICES (PRIVATE)          334   2,024   2,129   2,306   2,402   2,369   345  17.0%
FEDERAL, STATE, & LOCAL GOVT      114   8,941   9,029   7,626   6,962   7,065-1,876 -21.0%

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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