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Counties in Indiana by covered employment (QCEW), 2025

Marion County had the highest covered employment (QCEW) of 92 counties in 2025, at 625,109 jobs. Ohio County had the lowest, at 1,088 jobs. The median was 13,165 jobs and the figure for Indiana was 3,190,325 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest625,109Marion County
Lowest1,088Ohio County
Median13,16592 counties
Indiana3,190,325History

Map of counties, 2025

Adams County: 13,023 jobsAllen County: 199,464 jobsBartholomew County: 49,493 jobsBenton County: 2,064 jobsBlackford County: 2,876 jobsBoone County: 47,871 jobsBrown County: 3,291 jobsCarroll County: 5,657 jobsCass County: 14,390 jobsClark County: 59,952 jobsClay County: 7,742 jobsClinton County: 11,541 jobsCrawford County: 1,956 jobsDaviess County: 13,307 jobsDearborn County: 14,998 jobsDecatur County: 13,667 jobsDeKalb County: 21,585 jobsDelaware County: 44,333 jobsDubois County: 27,902 jobsElkhart County: 126,935 jobsFayette County: 5,767 jobsFloyd County: 33,012 jobsFountain County: 4,710 jobsFranklin County: 4,517 jobsFulton County: 6,275 jobsGibson County: 21,549 jobsGrant County: 27,713 jobsGreene County: 6,457 jobsHamilton County: 167,841 jobsHancock County: 30,233 jobsHarrison County: 10,113 jobsHendricks County: 81,450 jobsHenry County: 13,967 jobsHoward County: 34,793 jobsHuntington County: 13,857 jobsJackson County: 22,138 jobsJasper County: 11,389 jobsJay County: 6,950 jobsJefferson County: 12,834 jobsJennings County: 7,914 jobsJohnson County: 66,474 jobsKnox County: 16,811 jobsKosciusko County: 35,757 jobsLaGrange County: 14,643 jobsLake County: 191,579 jobsLaPorte County: 40,196 jobsLawrence County: 14,002 jobsMadison County: 40,359 jobsMarion County: 625,109 jobsMarshall County: 19,640 jobsMartin County: 8,141 jobsMiami County: 9,103 jobsMonroe County: 67,767 jobsMontgomery County: 15,984 jobsMorgan County: 15,548 jobsNewton County: 3,240 jobsNoble County: 16,757 jobsOhio County: 1,088 jobsOrange County: 7,386 jobsOwen County: 5,192 jobsParke County: 3,526 jobsPerry County: 6,307 jobsPike County: 2,699 jobsPorter County: 63,898 jobsPosey County: 8,603 jobsPulaski County: 5,996 jobsPutnam County: 12,562 jobsRandolph County: 7,083 jobsRipley County: 11,001 jobsRush County: 4,885 jobsSt. Joseph County: 121,917 jobsScott County: 8,270 jobsShelby County: 18,930 jobsSpencer County: 6,874 jobsStarke County: 4,102 jobsSteuben County: 16,091 jobsSullivan County: 5,632 jobsSwitzerland County: 1,619 jobsTippecanoe County: 91,936 jobsTipton County: 4,581 jobsUnion County: 1,695 jobsVanderburgh County: 107,429 jobsVermillion County: 4,527 jobsVigo County: 46,897 jobsWabash County: 12,210 jobsWarren County: 1,980 jobsWarrick County: 18,194 jobsWashington County: 5,662 jobsWayne County: 29,380 jobsWells County: 11,160 jobsWhite County: 8,806 jobsWhitley County: 14,183 jobs
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jobs, 2025. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2025

Marion County: 625,109 jobsMarion County625,109Allen County: 199,464 jobsAllen County199,464Lake County: 191,579 jobsLake County191,579Hamilton County: 167,841 jobsHamilton County167,841Elkhart County: 126,935 jobsElkhart County126,935St. Joseph County: 121,917 jobsSt. Joseph County121,917Vanderburgh County: 107,429 jobsVanderburgh County107,429Tippecanoe County: 91,936 jobsTippecanoe County91,936Hendricks County: 81,450 jobsHendricks County81,450Monroe County: 67,767 jobsMonroe County67,767Johnson County: 66,474 jobsJohnson County66,474Porter County: 63,898 jobsPorter County63,898Clark County: 59,952 jobsClark County59,952Bartholomew County: 49,493 jobsBartholomew County49,493Boone County: 47,871 jobsBoone County47,871Vigo County: 46,897 jobsVigo County46,897Delaware County: 44,333 jobsDelaware County44,333Madison County: 40,359 jobsMadison County40,359LaPorte County: 40,196 jobsLaPorte County40,196Kosciusko County: 35,757 jobsKosciusko County35,757Howard County: 34,793 jobsHoward County34,793Floyd County: 33,012 jobsFloyd County33,012Hancock County: 30,233 jobsHancock County30,233Wayne County: 29,380 jobsWayne County29,380Dubois County: 27,902 jobsDubois County27,902Grant County: 27,713 jobsGrant County27,713Jackson County: 22,138 jobsJackson County22,138DeKalb County: 21,585 jobsDeKalb County21,585Gibson County: 21,549 jobsGibson County21,549Marshall County: 19,640 jobsMarshall County19,640Shelby County: 18,930 jobsShelby County18,930Warrick County: 18,194 jobsWarrick County18,194Knox County: 16,811 jobsKnox County16,811Noble County: 16,757 jobsNoble County16,757Steuben County: 16,091 jobsSteuben County16,091Montgomery County: 15,984 jobsMontgomery County15,984Morgan County: 15,548 jobsMorgan County15,548Dearborn County: 14,998 jobsDearborn County14,998LaGrange County: 14,643 jobsLaGrange County14,643Cass County: 14,390 jobsCass County14,390Marion County: 625,109 jobsMarion County625,109Allen County: 199,464 jobsAllen County199,464Lake County: 191,579 jobsLake County191,579Hamilton County: 167,841 jobsHamilton County167,841Elkhart County: 126,935 jobsElkhart County126,935St. Joseph County: 121,917 jobsSt. Joseph County121,917Vanderburgh County: 107,429 jobsVanderburgh County107,429Tippecanoe County: 91,936 jobsTippecanoe County91,936Hendricks County: 81,450 jobsHendricks County81,450Monroe County: 67,767 jobsMonroe County67,767Johnson County: 66,474 jobsJohnson County66,474Porter County: 63,898 jobsPorter County63,898Clark County: 59,952 jobsClark County59,952Bartholomew County: 49,493 jobsBartholomew County49,493Boone County: 47,871 jobsBoone County47,871Vigo County: 46,897 jobsVigo County46,897Delaware County: 44,333 jobsDelaware County44,333Madison County: 40,359 jobsMadison County40,359LaPorte County: 40,196 jobsLaPorte County40,196Kosciusko County: 35,757 jobsKosciusko County35,757Howard County: 34,793 jobsHoward County34,793Floyd County: 33,012 jobsFloyd County33,012Hancock County: 30,233 jobsHancock County30,233Wayne County: 29,380 jobsWayne County29,380Dubois County: 27,902 jobsDubois County27,902Grant County: 27,713 jobsGrant County27,713Jackson County: 22,138 jobsJackson County22,138DeKalb County: 21,585 jobsDeKalb County21,585Gibson County: 21,549 jobsGibson County21,549Marshall County: 19,640 jobsMarshall County19,640Shelby County: 18,930 jobsShelby County18,930Warrick County: 18,194 jobsWarrick County18,194Knox County: 16,811 jobsKnox County16,811Noble County: 16,757 jobsNoble County16,757Steuben County: 16,091 jobsSteuben County16,091Montgomery County: 15,984 jobsMontgomery County15,984Morgan County: 15,548 jobsMorgan County15,548Dearborn County: 14,998 jobsDearborn County14,998LaGrange County: 14,643 jobsLaGrange County14,643Cass County: 14,390 jobsCass County14,390
jobs. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
jobs		Change on 2024
1Marion County625,109-0.1%
2Allen County199,464+0.8%
3Lake County191,579-0%
4Hamilton County167,841+2.4%
5Elkhart County126,935-0.1%
6St. Joseph County121,917+0.7%
7Vanderburgh County107,429+0.3%
8Tippecanoe County91,936-0.9%
9Hendricks County81,450+0.4%
10Monroe County67,767+0.8%
11Johnson County66,474+1.5%
12Porter County63,898+0.2%
13Clark County59,952+1.2%
14Bartholomew County49,493-1.4%
15Boone County47,871+5.4%
16Vigo County46,897+1.6%
17Delaware County44,333-1%
18Madison County40,359+0.4%
19LaPorte County40,196-1.1%
20Kosciusko County35,757-1.2%
21Howard County34,793-2.7%
22Floyd County33,012+1.9%
23Hancock County30,233+4.1%
24Wayne County29,380-1.2%
25Dubois County27,902-0.3%
26Grant County27,713+1.4%
27Jackson County22,138-2.2%
28DeKalb County21,585-2.8%
29Gibson County21,549+0.6%
30Marshall County19,640+0.5%
31Shelby County18,930+0.1%
32Warrick County18,194+0.5%
33Knox County16,811-1.6%
34Noble County16,757-0.3%
35Steuben County16,091-1%
36Montgomery County15,984+2.1%
37Morgan County15,548+0.3%
38Dearborn County14,998+2.8%
39LaGrange County14,643-0.8%
40Cass County14,390-1.4%
41Whitley County14,183+1.6%
42Lawrence County14,002+3.7%
43Henry County13,967+1.5%
44Huntington County13,857+1.7%
45Decatur County13,667-1.3%
46Daviess County13,307+0.4%
47Adams County13,023+0.7%
48Jefferson County12,834-0.1%
49Putnam County12,562+1.8%
50Wabash County12,210-1.5%
51Clinton County11,541-0.1%
52Jasper County11,389-2.5%
53Wells County11,160-1.2%
54Ripley County11,001-2.9%
55Harrison County10,113-1.4%
56Miami County9,103+0.3%
57White County8,806-0.1%
58Posey County8,603-4%
59Scott County8,270+2.8%
60Martin County8,141-0.6%
61Jennings County7,914-2.7%
62Clay County7,742-5.3%
63Orange County7,386+0.2%
64Randolph County7,083-0.1%
65Jay County6,950-1.1%
66Spencer County6,874-1.7%
67Greene County6,457+1.2%
68Perry County6,307-2.1%
69Fulton County6,275-0.8%
70Pulaski County5,996+11.3%
71Fayette County5,767-4%
72Washington County5,662-1.6%
73Carroll County5,657+1.7%
74Sullivan County5,632-1.5%
75Owen County5,192-2.3%
76Rush County4,885-0.3%
77Fountain County4,710-4.9%
78Tipton County4,581+2.9%
79Vermillion County4,527+5.5%
80Franklin County4,517+10.6%
81Starke County4,102-0.8%
82Parke County3,526-1.4%
83Brown County3,291+0.9%
84Newton County3,240+0.1%
85Blackford County2,876+1.3%
86Pike County2,699+3.4%
87Benton County2,064-2%
88Warren County1,980+0.9%
89Crawford County1,956+3%
90Union County1,695+3.8%
91Switzerland County1,619-2.6%
92Ohio County1,088-1.7%

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About this ranking

Average number of jobs covered by unemployment insurance during the year, all industries, private and government, from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Counted where the job is located, from the reports employers file each quarter; monthly employment counts the jobs in the pay period that includes the 12th.

Counts jobs, not people: someone with two jobs counts twice. Covers about 95 percent of US wage and salary jobs. Excludes the self-employed, most agricultural workers on small farms, the armed forces, elected officials in most states, most railroad employees, some domestic workers and most student workers at schools. A count of employer reports, not a survey estimate like oews_employment.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties (Counties in Indiana by covered employment (QCEW), 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv

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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Counties in Indiana by covered employment (QCEW), 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/indiana-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Counties in Indiana by covered employment (QCEW), 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/indiana-counties.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Counties in Indiana by covered employment (QCEW), 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/indiana-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest covered employment (QCEW)?

Marion County, with 625,109 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest covered employment (QCEW)?

Ohio County, with 1,088 jobs in 2025.

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