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Counties in Indiana by covered employment (QCEW)

Marion County had the highest covered employment (QCEW) of 92 counties in 2015, at 582,830 jobs. Union County had the lowest, at 1,302 jobs. The median was 12,564 jobs and the figure for Indiana was 2,941,991 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest582,830Marion County
Lowest1,302Union County
Median12,56492 counties
Indiana2,941,991History

Map of counties, 2015

Adams County: 13,369 jobsAllen County: 181,796 jobsBartholomew County: 49,797 jobsBenton County: 2,263 jobsBlackford County: 3,170 jobsBoone County: 26,844 jobsBrown County: 3,036 jobsCarroll County: 5,148 jobsCass County: 14,475 jobsClark County: 52,834 jobsClay County: 7,650 jobsClinton County: 10,969 jobsCrawford County: 2,016 jobsDaviess County: 11,290 jobsDearborn County: 13,835 jobsDecatur County: 13,513 jobsDeKalb County: 21,208 jobsDelaware County: 45,113 jobsDubois County: 28,170 jobsElkhart County: 123,944 jobsFayette County: 6,282 jobsFloyd County: 28,929 jobsFountain County: 4,590 jobsFranklin County: 4,611 jobsFulton County: 6,248 jobsGibson County: 20,023 jobsGrant County: 27,605 jobsGreene County: 6,449 jobsHamilton County: 132,509 jobsHancock County: 21,273 jobsHarrison County: 10,072 jobsHendricks County: 63,321 jobsHenry County: 13,033 jobsHoward County: 38,762 jobsHuntington County: 14,292 jobsJackson County: 20,482 jobsJasper County: 11,855 jobsJay County: 7,380 jobsJefferson County: 12,544 jobsJennings County: 7,263 jobsJohnson County: 49,252 jobsKnox County: 17,612 jobsKosciusko County: 37,145 jobsLaGrange County: 13,131 jobsLake County: 185,844 jobsLaPorte County: 40,454 jobsLawrence County: 12,828 jobsMadison County: 38,540 jobsMarion County: 582,830 jobsMarshall County: 19,436 jobsMartin County: 6,990 jobsMiami County: 9,327 jobsMonroe County: 61,791 jobsMontgomery County: 15,643 jobsMorgan County: 15,154 jobsNewton County: 3,413 jobsNoble County: 18,693 jobsOhio County: 1,429 jobsOrange County: 7,544 jobsOwen County: 4,497 jobsParke County: 3,113 jobsPerry County: 6,479 jobsPike County: 2,944 jobsPorter County: 58,715 jobsPosey County: 8,182 jobsPulaski County: 4,511 jobsPutnam County: 12,583 jobsRandolph County: 7,471 jobsRipley County: 11,798 jobsRush County: 4,892 jobsSt. Joseph County: 120,075 jobsScott County: 7,509 jobsShelby County: 17,911 jobsSpencer County: 6,994 jobsStarke County: 4,541 jobsSteuben County: 15,674 jobsSullivan County: 6,035 jobsSwitzerland County: 2,044 jobsTippecanoe County: 81,519 jobsTipton County: 4,376 jobsUnion County: 1,302 jobsVanderburgh County: 106,446 jobsVermillion County: 4,291 jobsVigo County: 48,480 jobsWabash County: 12,401 jobsWarren County: 1,860 jobsWarrick County: 15,711 jobsWashington County: 5,881 jobsWayne County: 29,751 jobsWells County: 10,680 jobsWhite County: 9,291 jobsWhitley County: 12,125 jobs
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jobs, 2015. 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, 2015

Marion County: 582,830 jobsMarion County582,830Lake County: 185,844 jobsLake County185,844Allen County: 181,796 jobsAllen County181,796Hamilton County: 132,509 jobsHamilton County132,509Elkhart County: 123,944 jobsElkhart County123,944St. Joseph County: 120,075 jobsSt. Joseph County120,075Vanderburgh County: 106,446 jobsVanderburgh County106,446Tippecanoe County: 81,519 jobsTippecanoe County81,519Hendricks County: 63,321 jobsHendricks County63,321Monroe County: 61,791 jobsMonroe County61,791Porter County: 58,715 jobsPorter County58,715Clark County: 52,834 jobsClark County52,834Bartholomew County: 49,797 jobsBartholomew County49,797Johnson County: 49,252 jobsJohnson County49,252Vigo County: 48,480 jobsVigo County48,480Delaware County: 45,113 jobsDelaware County45,113LaPorte County: 40,454 jobsLaPorte County40,454Howard County: 38,762 jobsHoward County38,762Madison County: 38,540 jobsMadison County38,540Kosciusko County: 37,145 jobsKosciusko County37,145Wayne County: 29,751 jobsWayne County29,751Floyd County: 28,929 jobsFloyd County28,929Dubois County: 28,170 jobsDubois County28,170Grant County: 27,605 jobsGrant County27,605Boone County: 26,844 jobsBoone County26,844Hancock County: 21,273 jobsHancock County21,273DeKalb County: 21,208 jobsDeKalb County21,208Jackson County: 20,482 jobsJackson County20,482Gibson County: 20,023 jobsGibson County20,023Marshall County: 19,436 jobsMarshall County19,436Noble County: 18,693 jobsNoble County18,693Shelby County: 17,911 jobsShelby County17,911Knox County: 17,612 jobsKnox County17,612Warrick County: 15,711 jobsWarrick County15,711Steuben County: 15,674 jobsSteuben County15,674Montgomery County: 15,643 jobsMontgomery County15,643Morgan County: 15,154 jobsMorgan County15,154Cass County: 14,475 jobsCass County14,475Huntington County: 14,292 jobsHuntington County14,292Dearborn County: 13,835 jobsDearborn County13,835Marion County: 582,830 jobsMarion County582,830Lake County: 185,844 jobsLake County185,844Allen County: 181,796 jobsAllen County181,796Hamilton County: 132,509 jobsHamilton County132,509Elkhart County: 123,944 jobsElkhart County123,944St. Joseph County: 120,075 jobsSt. Joseph County120,075Vanderburgh County: 106,446 jobsVanderburgh County106,446Tippecanoe County: 81,519 jobsTippecanoe County81,519Hendricks County: 63,321 jobsHendricks County63,321Monroe County: 61,791 jobsMonroe County61,791Porter County: 58,715 jobsPorter County58,715Clark County: 52,834 jobsClark County52,834Bartholomew County: 49,797 jobsBartholomew County49,797Johnson County: 49,252 jobsJohnson County49,252Vigo County: 48,480 jobsVigo County48,480Delaware County: 45,113 jobsDelaware County45,113LaPorte County: 40,454 jobsLaPorte County40,454Howard County: 38,762 jobsHoward County38,762Madison County: 38,540 jobsMadison County38,540Kosciusko County: 37,145 jobsKosciusko County37,145Wayne County: 29,751 jobsWayne County29,751Floyd County: 28,929 jobsFloyd County28,929Dubois County: 28,170 jobsDubois County28,170Grant County: 27,605 jobsGrant County27,605Boone County: 26,844 jobsBoone County26,844Hancock County: 21,273 jobsHancock County21,273DeKalb County: 21,208 jobsDeKalb County21,208Jackson County: 20,482 jobsJackson County20,482Gibson County: 20,023 jobsGibson County20,023Marshall County: 19,436 jobsMarshall County19,436Noble County: 18,693 jobsNoble County18,693Shelby County: 17,911 jobsShelby County17,911Knox County: 17,612 jobsKnox County17,612Warrick County: 15,711 jobsWarrick County15,711Steuben County: 15,674 jobsSteuben County15,674Montgomery County: 15,643 jobsMontgomery County15,643Morgan County: 15,154 jobsMorgan County15,154Cass County: 14,475 jobsCass County14,475Huntington County: 14,292 jobsHuntington County14,292Dearborn County: 13,835 jobsDearborn County13,835
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

RankCounties2015
jobs		Change on 2014
1Marion County582,830+0.9%
2Lake County185,844-0.1%
3Allen County181,796+2.6%
4Hamilton County132,509+5.6%
5Elkhart County123,944+3.2%
6St. Joseph County120,075+2.4%
7Vanderburgh County106,446+1.2%
8Tippecanoe County81,519+1.3%
9Hendricks County63,321+9.7%
10Monroe County61,791+0.5%
11Porter County58,715+0.5%
12Clark County52,834+5.6%
13Bartholomew County49,797+2.4%
14Johnson County49,252+3%
15Vigo County48,480-0.7%
16Delaware County45,113+1.7%
17LaPorte County40,454-0.5%
18Howard County38,762+0.7%
19Madison County38,540+1.6%
20Kosciusko County37,145+0.7%
21Wayne County29,751-0.4%
22Floyd County28,929+2.9%
23Dubois County28,170+2.3%
24Grant County27,605-0.1%
25Boone County26,844+3.5%
26Hancock County21,273-0.1%
27DeKalb County21,208+3.2%
28Jackson County20,482+2%
29Gibson County20,023+3.1%
30Marshall County19,436+1.2%
31Noble County18,693+2.2%
32Shelby County17,911+1.9%
33Knox County17,612+0.1%
34Warrick County15,711+0.7%
35Steuben County15,674+1.2%
36Montgomery County15,643+4.1%
37Morgan County15,154+3.1%
38Cass County14,475-0.2%
39Huntington County14,292+1.4%
40Dearborn County13,835-2.4%
41Decatur County13,513+0.2%
42Adams County13,369+2.3%
43LaGrange County13,131+2.6%
44Henry County13,033+1.4%
45Lawrence County12,828+0.9%
46Putnam County12,583+2%
47Jefferson County12,544+2.2%
48Wabash County12,401-1.1%
49Whitley County12,125+3.1%
50Jasper County11,855-0.2%
51Ripley County11,798-0.2%
52Daviess County11,290+2.5%
53Clinton County10,969+1.4%
54Wells County10,680-2.1%
55Harrison County10,072+0.6%
56Miami County9,327+0.6%
57White County9,2910%
58Posey County8,182+0.2%
59Clay County7,650+1.4%
60Orange County7,544+3.2%
61Scott County7,509+2.3%
62Randolph County7,471+1.4%
63Jay County7,380-2.2%
64Jennings County7,263+0.5%
65Spencer County6,994+1.6%
66Martin County6,990+1%
67Perry County6,479+0.5%
68Greene County6,449-1.9%
69Fayette County6,282-0.8%
70Fulton County6,248-0.1%
71Sullivan County6,035-2%
72Washington County5,881+1%
73Carroll County5,148-2.8%
74Rush County4,892+2.6%
75Franklin County4,611+10.4%
76Fountain County4,590-7.8%
77Starke County4,541+5.1%
78Pulaski County4,511-0.7%
79Owen County4,497-0.1%
80Tipton County4,376+2.8%
81Vermillion County4,291-0.5%
82Newton County3,413-1.5%
83Blackford County3,170-0.9%
84Parke County3,113+1%
85Brown County3,036+2%
86Pike County2,944-9.6%
87Benton County2,263-1.3%
88Switzerland County2,044-1.5%
89Crawford County2,016+0.4%
90Warren County1,860-0.4%
91Ohio County1,429-6.2%
92Union County1,302-1.6%

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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/2015/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), 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2015/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), 2015. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2015/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/indiana-counties?period=2015. 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), 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2015/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/indiana-counties?period=2015.

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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), 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2015/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/indiana-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest covered employment (QCEW)?

Marion County, with 582,830 jobs in 2015, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest covered employment (QCEW)?

Union County, with 1,302 jobs in 2015.

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