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Counties in Indiana by covered employment (QCEW)

Marion County had the highest covered employment (QCEW) of 92 counties in 2014, at 577,413 jobs. Union County had the lowest, at 1,323 jobs. The median was 12,436 jobs and the figure for Indiana was 2,890,758 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest577,413Marion County
Lowest1,323Union County
Median12,43692 counties
Indiana2,890,758History

Map of counties, 2014

Adams County: 13,069 jobsAllen County: 177,116 jobsBartholomew County: 48,645 jobsBenton County: 2,292 jobsBlackford County: 3,199 jobsBoone County: 25,944 jobsBrown County: 2,976 jobsCarroll County: 5,298 jobsCass County: 14,505 jobsClark County: 50,055 jobsClay County: 7,542 jobsClinton County: 10,815 jobsCrawford County: 2,008 jobsDaviess County: 11,011 jobsDearborn County: 14,168 jobsDecatur County: 13,483 jobsDeKalb County: 20,546 jobsDelaware County: 44,354 jobsDubois County: 27,539 jobsElkhart County: 120,143 jobsFayette County: 6,330 jobsFloyd County: 28,111 jobsFountain County: 4,980 jobsFranklin County: 4,178 jobsFulton County: 6,255 jobsGibson County: 19,422 jobsGrant County: 27,621 jobsGreene County: 6,577 jobsHamilton County: 125,527 jobsHancock County: 21,284 jobsHarrison County: 10,012 jobsHendricks County: 57,719 jobsHenry County: 12,858 jobsHoward County: 38,483 jobsHuntington County: 14,095 jobsJackson County: 20,079 jobsJasper County: 11,878 jobsJay County: 7,545 jobsJefferson County: 12,272 jobsJennings County: 7,227 jobsJohnson County: 47,820 jobsKnox County: 17,593 jobsKosciusko County: 36,874 jobsLaGrange County: 12,803 jobsLake County: 186,082 jobsLaPorte County: 40,651 jobsLawrence County: 12,712 jobsMadison County: 37,925 jobsMarion County: 577,413 jobsMarshall County: 19,214 jobsMartin County: 6,924 jobsMiami County: 9,268 jobsMonroe County: 61,494 jobsMontgomery County: 15,030 jobsMorgan County: 14,700 jobsNewton County: 3,465 jobsNoble County: 18,290 jobsOhio County: 1,524 jobsOrange County: 7,309 jobsOwen County: 4,500 jobsParke County: 3,083 jobsPerry County: 6,447 jobsPike County: 3,255 jobsPorter County: 58,434 jobsPosey County: 8,168 jobsPulaski County: 4,541 jobsPutnam County: 12,335 jobsRandolph County: 7,369 jobsRipley County: 11,824 jobsRush County: 4,767 jobsSt. Joseph County: 117,280 jobsScott County: 7,341 jobsShelby County: 17,571 jobsSpencer County: 6,884 jobsStarke County: 4,321 jobsSteuben County: 15,490 jobsSullivan County: 6,160 jobsSwitzerland County: 2,076 jobsTippecanoe County: 80,435 jobsTipton County: 4,256 jobsUnion County: 1,323 jobsVanderburgh County: 105,177 jobsVermillion County: 4,312 jobsVigo County: 48,832 jobsWabash County: 12,536 jobsWarren County: 1,867 jobsWarrick County: 15,609 jobsWashington County: 5,821 jobsWayne County: 29,882 jobsWells County: 10,910 jobsWhite County: 9,289 jobsWhitley County: 11,764 jobs
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jobs, 2014. 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, 2014

Marion County: 577,413 jobsMarion County577,413Lake County: 186,082 jobsLake County186,082Allen County: 177,116 jobsAllen County177,116Hamilton County: 125,527 jobsHamilton County125,527Elkhart County: 120,143 jobsElkhart County120,143St. Joseph County: 117,280 jobsSt. Joseph County117,280Vanderburgh County: 105,177 jobsVanderburgh County105,177Tippecanoe County: 80,435 jobsTippecanoe County80,435Monroe County: 61,494 jobsMonroe County61,494Porter County: 58,434 jobsPorter County58,434Hendricks County: 57,719 jobsHendricks County57,719Clark County: 50,055 jobsClark County50,055Vigo County: 48,832 jobsVigo County48,832Bartholomew County: 48,645 jobsBartholomew County48,645Johnson County: 47,820 jobsJohnson County47,820Delaware County: 44,354 jobsDelaware County44,354LaPorte County: 40,651 jobsLaPorte County40,651Howard County: 38,483 jobsHoward County38,483Madison County: 37,925 jobsMadison County37,925Kosciusko County: 36,874 jobsKosciusko County36,874Wayne County: 29,882 jobsWayne County29,882Floyd County: 28,111 jobsFloyd County28,111Grant County: 27,621 jobsGrant County27,621Dubois County: 27,539 jobsDubois County27,539Boone County: 25,944 jobsBoone County25,944Hancock County: 21,284 jobsHancock County21,284DeKalb County: 20,546 jobsDeKalb County20,546Jackson County: 20,079 jobsJackson County20,079Gibson County: 19,422 jobsGibson County19,422Marshall County: 19,214 jobsMarshall County19,214Noble County: 18,290 jobsNoble County18,290Knox County: 17,593 jobsKnox County17,593Shelby County: 17,571 jobsShelby County17,571Warrick County: 15,609 jobsWarrick County15,609Steuben County: 15,490 jobsSteuben County15,490Montgomery County: 15,030 jobsMontgomery County15,030Morgan County: 14,700 jobsMorgan County14,700Cass County: 14,505 jobsCass County14,505Dearborn County: 14,168 jobsDearborn County14,168Huntington County: 14,095 jobsHuntington County14,095Marion County: 577,413 jobsMarion County577,413Lake County: 186,082 jobsLake County186,082Allen County: 177,116 jobsAllen County177,116Hamilton County: 125,527 jobsHamilton County125,527Elkhart County: 120,143 jobsElkhart County120,143St. Joseph County: 117,280 jobsSt. Joseph County117,280Vanderburgh County: 105,177 jobsVanderburgh County105,177Tippecanoe County: 80,435 jobsTippecanoe County80,435Monroe County: 61,494 jobsMonroe County61,494Porter County: 58,434 jobsPorter County58,434Hendricks County: 57,719 jobsHendricks County57,719Clark County: 50,055 jobsClark County50,055Vigo County: 48,832 jobsVigo County48,832Bartholomew County: 48,645 jobsBartholomew County48,645Johnson County: 47,820 jobsJohnson County47,820Delaware County: 44,354 jobsDelaware County44,354LaPorte County: 40,651 jobsLaPorte County40,651Howard County: 38,483 jobsHoward County38,483Madison County: 37,925 jobsMadison County37,925Kosciusko County: 36,874 jobsKosciusko County36,874Wayne County: 29,882 jobsWayne County29,882Floyd County: 28,111 jobsFloyd County28,111Grant County: 27,621 jobsGrant County27,621Dubois County: 27,539 jobsDubois County27,539Boone County: 25,944 jobsBoone County25,944Hancock County: 21,284 jobsHancock County21,284DeKalb County: 20,546 jobsDeKalb County20,546Jackson County: 20,079 jobsJackson County20,079Gibson County: 19,422 jobsGibson County19,422Marshall County: 19,214 jobsMarshall County19,214Noble County: 18,290 jobsNoble County18,290Knox County: 17,593 jobsKnox County17,593Shelby County: 17,571 jobsShelby County17,571Warrick County: 15,609 jobsWarrick County15,609Steuben County: 15,490 jobsSteuben County15,490Montgomery County: 15,030 jobsMontgomery County15,030Morgan County: 14,700 jobsMorgan County14,700Cass County: 14,505 jobsCass County14,505Dearborn County: 14,168 jobsDearborn County14,168Huntington County: 14,095 jobsHuntington County14,095
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

RankCounties2014
jobs		Change on 2013
1Marion County577,413+1.2%
2Lake County186,082-0.8%
3Allen County177,116+1.2%
4Hamilton County125,527+4.8%
5Elkhart County120,143+4.2%
6St. Joseph County117,280+1.8%
7Vanderburgh County105,177+1.8%
8Tippecanoe County80,435+2.1%
9Monroe County61,494+0.3%
10Porter County58,434+1.4%
11Hendricks County57,719+4%
12Clark County50,055+3.2%
13Vigo County48,832-0.5%
14Bartholomew County48,645+2.9%
15Johnson County47,820+1.7%
16Delaware County44,354-0.7%
17LaPorte County40,651+0.1%
18Howard County38,483+2%
19Madison County37,925+0.1%
20Kosciusko County36,874+1.6%
21Wayne County29,882+2.3%
22Floyd County28,111-0.9%
23Grant County27,621+0.6%
24Dubois County27,539+1.4%
25Boone County25,944+4.9%
26Hancock County21,284+1.8%
27DeKalb County20,546+2.4%
28Jackson County20,079+1.8%
29Gibson County19,422+2.5%
30Marshall County19,214+3.3%
31Noble County18,290+3.5%
32Knox County17,593+1.1%
33Shelby County17,571+3%
34Warrick County15,609+2.3%
35Steuben County15,490+2.8%
36Montgomery County15,030+2%
37Morgan County14,700+0.3%
38Cass County14,505+0.8%
39Dearborn County14,168+1.2%
40Huntington County14,095+1.5%
41Decatur County13,483+2.7%
42Adams County13,069+4%
43Henry County12,858+1.2%
44LaGrange County12,803+3.1%
45Lawrence County12,712-1.3%
46Wabash County12,536+1.3%
47Putnam County12,335-3%
48Jefferson County12,272-1.5%
49Jasper County11,878-1.9%
50Ripley County11,824+1%
51Whitley County11,764+4.3%
52Daviess County11,011+1.6%
53Wells County10,910+1%
54Clinton County10,815+2.2%
55Harrison County10,012-0%
56White County9,289+4.7%
57Miami County9,268+0.7%
58Posey County8,168-4.3%
59Jay County7,545+0.9%
60Clay County7,542+0.3%
61Randolph County7,369+0.3%
62Scott County7,341+3.9%
63Orange County7,309-1.8%
64Jennings County7,227+1.2%
65Martin County6,924-2.2%
66Spencer County6,884+1%
67Greene County6,577+3%
68Perry County6,447+3.6%
69Fayette County6,330+2.1%
70Fulton County6,255-1.5%
71Sullivan County6,160+0.6%
72Washington County5,821+0.9%
73Carroll County5,298+0.5%
74Fountain County4,980-1.5%
75Rush County4,767+3.4%
76Pulaski County4,541+1.2%
77Owen County4,500-0.2%
78Starke County4,321-0.2%
79Vermillion County4,312+1.9%
80Tipton County4,256+2.1%
81Franklin County4,178+2.3%
82Newton County3,465+1.3%
83Pike County3,255+1.5%
84Blackford County3,199-3.4%
85Parke County3,083+0.7%
86Brown County2,976+1.3%
87Benton County2,292+0.4%
88Switzerland County2,076-4.7%
89Crawford County2,008+1.6%
90Warren County1,867-1.5%
91Ohio County1,524-5.6%
92Union County1,323-1.3%

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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.

How to cite

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/2014/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), 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/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), 2014. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/indiana-counties?period=2014. 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), 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/indiana-counties?period=2014.

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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), 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/indiana-counties?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest covered employment (QCEW)?

Marion County, with 577,413 jobs in 2014, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest covered employment (QCEW)?

Union County, with 1,323 jobs in 2014.

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