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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 2007 data were released July 2008

2007.................................
                             No. of           Average Employment             Chg 03to07
   Industry                     Firms    2003    2004    2005    2006    2007   No.    % .
TOTAL EMPLOYMENT **             3,567  52,253  53,017  54,300  55,584  57,277  5024   9.6%
NATURAL RESOURCES & MINING         11     258     243     227     240     237   -21  -8.1%
  Ag, Forestry, Fishg, & Huntg      7      72      45      44      43      45   -27 -37.5%
  Mining                            4     186     198     183     197     192     6   3.2%
CONSTRUCTION                      537   3,601   3,856   4,019   4,508   4,773  1172  32.5%
MANUFACTURING                     141   9,653   9,002   8,983   8,897   9,163  -490  -5.1%
TRADE, TRANSPORTATION, & UTILS    842     ***     ***     ***  11,387  12,165   N/A   N/A.
  Wholesale Trade                 262   2,400   2,444   2,668   2,711   2,681   281  11.7%
  Retail Trade                    421   6,410   6,427   6,677   6,573   7,093   683  10.7%
  Transportation & Warehousing    155   1,591   1,664   1,783   1,838   2,134   543  34.1%
  Utilities                         4     ***     ***     ***     265     257   N/A   N/A.
INFORMATION                        37     477     528     495     490     632   155  32.5%
FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES              362   1,799   1,837   1,856   1,892   1,864    65   3.6%
  Finance & Insurance             209   1,209   1,265   1,270   1,311   1,253    44   3.6%
  Real Estate, Rental & Leasing   153     590     572     586     581     611    21   3.6%
PROFESSIONAL & BUSINESS SERVICES  537   3,432   3,835   3,890   4,122   4,717  1285  37.4%
  Professional & Technical Svs    350   1,585   1,664   1,705   1,699   1,731   146   9.2%
  Mgt of Companies & Enterprises   14      94      98     111     131     153    59  62.8%
  Administrative & Waste Svs      173   1,753   2,073   2,074   2,292   2,833  1080  61.6%
EDUCATION & HEALTH SERVICES **    422  11,998  12,244  12,429  12,850  12,968   970   8.1%
  Educational Services **          90   5,748   5,748   5,865   5,995   6,110   362   6.3%
  Hth Care & Social Assist **     332   6,250   6,496   6,564   6,855   6,858   608   9.7%
LEISURE & HOSPITALITY SERVICES    308   5,560   5,716   5,870   5,938   6,339   779  14.0%
  Arts, Entertainment, & Recr      44     700     706     720     622     734    34   4.9%
  Accommodation & Food Svs        264   4,860   5,010   5,150   5,316   5,605   745  15.3%
OTHER SERVICES (PRIVATE)          321   1,872   1,918   2,024   2,129   2,306   434  23.2%
FEDERAL, STATE, & LOCAL GOVT      119   8,663   8,802   8,941   9,029   7,626 -1037 -12.0%

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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