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Counties in Indiana by covered employment (QCEW)

Marion County had the highest covered employment (QCEW) of 92 counties in 2018, at 598,427 jobs. Union County had the lowest, at 1,323 jobs. The median was 13,136 jobs and the figure for Indiana was 3,051,879 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest598,427Marion County
Lowest1,323Union County
Median13,13692 counties
Indiana3,051,879History

Map of counties, 2018

Adams County: 13,883 jobsAllen County: 188,032 jobsBartholomew County: 51,172 jobsBenton County: 2,453 jobsBlackford County: 3,321 jobsBoone County: 29,607 jobsBrown County: 2,937 jobsCarroll County: 5,328 jobsCass County: 14,843 jobsClark County: 53,572 jobsClay County: 7,792 jobsClinton County: 10,936 jobsCrawford County: 1,885 jobsDaviess County: 11,977 jobsDearborn County: 14,045 jobsDecatur County: 14,124 jobsDeKalb County: 21,890 jobsDelaware County: 45,261 jobsDubois County: 29,054 jobsElkhart County: 137,512 jobsFayette County: 6,388 jobsFloyd County: 30,602 jobsFountain County: 4,778 jobsFranklin County: 4,353 jobsFulton County: 6,362 jobsGibson County: 20,705 jobsGrant County: 27,417 jobsGreene County: 6,396 jobsHamilton County: 141,940 jobsHancock County: 24,126 jobsHarrison County: 10,408 jobsHendricks County: 71,786 jobsHenry County: 13,513 jobsHoward County: 39,176 jobsHuntington County: 13,629 jobsJackson County: 21,637 jobsJasper County: 11,743 jobsJay County: 7,327 jobsJefferson County: 12,333 jobsJennings County: 7,516 jobsJohnson County: 55,069 jobsKnox County: 17,565 jobsKosciusko County: 38,934 jobsLaGrange County: 14,527 jobsLake County: 187,819 jobsLaPorte County: 40,297 jobsLawrence County: 13,756 jobsMadison County: 39,753 jobsMarion County: 598,427 jobsMarshall County: 18,513 jobsMartin County: 7,311 jobsMiami County: 9,341 jobsMonroe County: 63,258 jobsMontgomery County: 15,286 jobsMorgan County: 15,716 jobsNewton County: 3,237 jobsNoble County: 18,545 jobsOhio County: 1,347 jobsOrange County: 7,439 jobsOwen County: 4,832 jobsParke County: 3,173 jobsPerry County: 6,471 jobsPike County: 2,746 jobsPorter County: 60,775 jobsPosey County: 8,652 jobsPulaski County: 4,772 jobsPutnam County: 13,531 jobsRandolph County: 6,547 jobsRipley County: 12,266 jobsRush County: 5,015 jobsSt. Joseph County: 123,222 jobsScott County: 8,408 jobsShelby County: 18,409 jobsSpencer County: 6,853 jobsStarke County: 4,518 jobsSteuben County: 15,907 jobsSullivan County: 5,612 jobsSwitzerland County: 2,128 jobsTippecanoe County: 84,991 jobsTipton County: 5,245 jobsUnion County: 1,323 jobsVanderburgh County: 109,361 jobsVermillion County: 4,279 jobsVigo County: 48,312 jobsWabash County: 12,095 jobsWarren County: 1,872 jobsWarrick County: 16,268 jobsWashington County: 6,187 jobsWayne County: 30,546 jobsWells County: 10,792 jobsWhite County: 9,204 jobsWhitley County: 12,758 jobs
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jobs, 2018. 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, 2018

Marion County: 598,427 jobsMarion County598,427Allen County: 188,032 jobsAllen County188,032Lake County: 187,819 jobsLake County187,819Hamilton County: 141,940 jobsHamilton County141,940Elkhart County: 137,512 jobsElkhart County137,512St. Joseph County: 123,222 jobsSt. Joseph County123,222Vanderburgh County: 109,361 jobsVanderburgh County109,361Tippecanoe County: 84,991 jobsTippecanoe County84,991Hendricks County: 71,786 jobsHendricks County71,786Monroe County: 63,258 jobsMonroe County63,258Porter County: 60,775 jobsPorter County60,775Johnson County: 55,069 jobsJohnson County55,069Clark County: 53,572 jobsClark County53,572Bartholomew County: 51,172 jobsBartholomew County51,172Vigo County: 48,312 jobsVigo County48,312Delaware County: 45,261 jobsDelaware County45,261LaPorte County: 40,297 jobsLaPorte County40,297Madison County: 39,753 jobsMadison County39,753Howard County: 39,176 jobsHoward County39,176Kosciusko County: 38,934 jobsKosciusko County38,934Floyd County: 30,602 jobsFloyd County30,602Wayne County: 30,546 jobsWayne County30,546Boone County: 29,607 jobsBoone County29,607Dubois County: 29,054 jobsDubois County29,054Grant County: 27,417 jobsGrant County27,417Hancock County: 24,126 jobsHancock County24,126DeKalb County: 21,890 jobsDeKalb County21,890Jackson County: 21,637 jobsJackson County21,637Gibson County: 20,705 jobsGibson County20,705Noble County: 18,545 jobsNoble County18,545Marshall County: 18,513 jobsMarshall County18,513Shelby County: 18,409 jobsShelby County18,409Knox County: 17,565 jobsKnox County17,565Warrick County: 16,268 jobsWarrick County16,268Steuben County: 15,907 jobsSteuben County15,907Morgan County: 15,716 jobsMorgan County15,716Montgomery County: 15,286 jobsMontgomery County15,286Cass County: 14,843 jobsCass County14,843LaGrange County: 14,527 jobsLaGrange County14,527Decatur County: 14,124 jobsDecatur County14,124Marion County: 598,427 jobsMarion County598,427Allen County: 188,032 jobsAllen County188,032Lake County: 187,819 jobsLake County187,819Hamilton County: 141,940 jobsHamilton County141,940Elkhart County: 137,512 jobsElkhart County137,512St. Joseph County: 123,222 jobsSt. Joseph County123,222Vanderburgh County: 109,361 jobsVanderburgh County109,361Tippecanoe County: 84,991 jobsTippecanoe County84,991Hendricks County: 71,786 jobsHendricks County71,786Monroe County: 63,258 jobsMonroe County63,258Porter County: 60,775 jobsPorter County60,775Johnson County: 55,069 jobsJohnson County55,069Clark County: 53,572 jobsClark County53,572Bartholomew County: 51,172 jobsBartholomew County51,172Vigo County: 48,312 jobsVigo County48,312Delaware County: 45,261 jobsDelaware County45,261LaPorte County: 40,297 jobsLaPorte County40,297Madison County: 39,753 jobsMadison County39,753Howard County: 39,176 jobsHoward County39,176Kosciusko County: 38,934 jobsKosciusko County38,934Floyd County: 30,602 jobsFloyd County30,602Wayne County: 30,546 jobsWayne County30,546Boone County: 29,607 jobsBoone County29,607Dubois County: 29,054 jobsDubois County29,054Grant County: 27,417 jobsGrant County27,417Hancock County: 24,126 jobsHancock County24,126DeKalb County: 21,890 jobsDeKalb County21,890Jackson County: 21,637 jobsJackson County21,637Gibson County: 20,705 jobsGibson County20,705Noble County: 18,545 jobsNoble County18,545Marshall County: 18,513 jobsMarshall County18,513Shelby County: 18,409 jobsShelby County18,409Knox County: 17,565 jobsKnox County17,565Warrick County: 16,268 jobsWarrick County16,268Steuben County: 15,907 jobsSteuben County15,907Morgan County: 15,716 jobsMorgan County15,716Montgomery County: 15,286 jobsMontgomery County15,286Cass County: 14,843 jobsCass County14,843LaGrange County: 14,527 jobsLaGrange County14,527Decatur County: 14,124 jobsDecatur County14,124
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

RankCounties2018
jobs		Change on 2017
1Marion County598,427+0.7%
2Allen County188,032+1.7%
3Lake County187,819+0.1%
4Hamilton County141,940+1.4%
5Elkhart County137,512+2.9%
6St. Joseph County123,222+0.5%
7Vanderburgh County109,361+1%
8Tippecanoe County84,991+1.9%
9Hendricks County71,786+4.4%
10Monroe County63,258+0.9%
11Porter County60,775+2.8%
12Johnson County55,069+4.2%
13Clark County53,572-0.5%
14Bartholomew County51,172+1.2%
15Vigo County48,312-0.8%
16Delaware County45,261-0.6%
17LaPorte County40,297+0.1%
18Madison County39,753+0.5%
19Howard County39,176-1.7%
20Kosciusko County38,934+2.6%
21Floyd County30,602+1.4%
22Wayne County30,546+1.2%
23Boone County29,607+2.4%
24Dubois County29,054+0.3%
25Grant County27,417+0.7%
26Hancock County24,126+4.4%
27DeKalb County21,890+0.4%
28Jackson County21,637+1.6%
29Gibson County20,705+1.9%
30Noble County18,545+2.4%
31Marshall County18,513-2.6%
32Shelby County18,409+0.5%
33Knox County17,565+1.4%
34Warrick County16,268+1.9%
35Steuben County15,907+1.7%
36Morgan County15,716-3%
37Montgomery County15,286+0.2%
38Cass County14,843+2.1%
39LaGrange County14,527+3.6%
40Decatur County14,124+1.3%
41Dearborn County14,045+0.7%
42Adams County13,883+0.9%
43Lawrence County13,756+2.2%
44Huntington County13,629-1.5%
45Putnam County13,531-0.8%
46Henry County13,513+0.6%
47Whitley County12,758+3.4%
48Jefferson County12,3330%
49Ripley County12,266-0.8%
50Wabash County12,095-1.6%
51Daviess County11,977+4%
52Jasper County11,743-2.6%
53Clinton County10,936+1%
54Wells County10,792+0.1%
55Harrison County10,408+0.5%
56Miami County9,341-0%
57White County9,204+3.1%
58Posey County8,652+4%
59Scott County8,408+1.8%
60Clay County7,792+2%
61Jennings County7,516+4.1%
62Orange County7,439-2.2%
63Jay County7,327-0.3%
64Martin County7,311+1.7%
65Spencer County6,853+0.1%
66Randolph County6,547-1.3%
67Perry County6,471+0.2%
68Greene County6,396+1.3%
69Fayette County6,388+1.1%
70Fulton County6,362+2.6%
71Washington County6,187+0.3%
72Sullivan County5,612-0.3%
73Carroll County5,328+2.1%
74Tipton County5,245+17.8%
75Rush County5,015+1.8%
76Owen County4,832+5.3%
77Fountain County4,778+4.2%
78Pulaski County4,772+3.2%
79Starke County4,518-0.5%
80Franklin County4,353+2.2%
81Vermillion County4,279-1.2%
82Blackford County3,321-0.4%
83Newton County3,237-0.5%
84Parke County3,173-2.5%
85Brown County2,937-1.7%
86Pike County2,746-14%
87Benton County2,453+4.2%
88Switzerland County2,128-0.3%
89Crawford County1,885-2.6%
90Warren County1,872+2.6%
91Ohio County1,347-2.6%
92Union County1,323+2.7%

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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/2018/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), 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2018/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), 2018. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2018/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/indiana-counties?period=2018. 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), 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2018/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/indiana-counties?period=2018.

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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), 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2018/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/indiana-counties?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest covered employment (QCEW)?

Marion County, with 598,427 jobs in 2018, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest covered employment (QCEW)?

Union County, with 1,323 jobs in 2018.

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