What are the prominent industry sectors in my community?
According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, in 2006 the three major (private) industry sectors by employment in Indiana were manufacturing (578,606 jobs); retail (418,770 jobs); and health care and social assistance (330,972 jobs). The government and government enterprises sector, which includes federal civilian, military, state and local government jobs constituted the second largest sector after Manufacturing with 441,358 jobs. The employment maps for manufacturing, retail trade , and health care and social assistance by counties show the percent share of employment in each of the three leading sectors. Communities can compare how they are faring with respect to neighboring or peer counties in employment distribution in these sectors. Note that in addition to three leading sectors, employment data for the remaining 16 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2-digit codes is available here. It is useful for communities to know about their employment distribution. A par
