Gibson County, IN
FIPS 18051 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Gibson County had an annual average of 21,423 jobs across 800 establishments, paying $1.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
21,423
-1.8% YoY
Establishments
800
Total Wages
$1.5B
Avg Annual Pay
$67,859
Industry Breakdown (2024 annual averages, by NAICS sector)
Employment, establishments, and pay by 2-digit NAICS industry sector. Each industry name links to its national profile. Sectors with all cells suppressed by BLS won't appear.
| NAICS | Industry | Employment | Establishments | Avg Weekly Wage | Total Wages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 9,601 | 9 | $1,694 | $845.8M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 1,128 | 44 | $768 | $45.0M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 889 | 56 | $354 | $16.4M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 732 | 22 | $893 | $34.0M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 520 | 14 | $522 | $14.1M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 517 | 5 | $1,050 | $28.3M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 512 | 54 | $1,144 | $30.5M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 425 | 28 | $1,342 | $29.7M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 384 | 6 | $773 | $15.4M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 377 | 21 | $1,135 | $22.3M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 372 | 10 | $835 | $16.2M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 355 | 12 | $2,387 | $44.0M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 329 | 20 | $558 | $9.5M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 214 | 39 | $1,128 | $12.6M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 207 | 10 | $724 | $7.8M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 205 | 9 | $569 | $6.0M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 201 | 16 | $1,029 | $10.8M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 176 | 30 | $1,231 | $11.2M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 155 | 11 | $369 | $3.0M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 143 | 12 | $1,221 | $9.1M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 120 | 17 | $1,352 | $8.4M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 110 | 24 | $903 | $5.2M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 104 | 18 | $1,404 | $7.6M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 100 | 4 | $793 | $4.1M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 98 | 14 | $414 | $2.1M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 78 | 5 | $1,233 | $5.0M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 76 | 17 | $566 | $2.2M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 67 | 14 | $331 | $1.2M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 58 | 8 | $1,254 | $3.8M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 56 | 22 | $1,127 | $3.3M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 55 | 20 | $641 | $1.8M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 54 | 3 | $1,234 | $3.5M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 49 | 7 | $893 | $2.3M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 44 | 3 | $420 | $1.0M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 40 | 6 | $2,066 | $4.3M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 39 | 4 | $836 | $1.7M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 38 | 8 | $915 | $1.8M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 34 | 3 | $1,432 | $1.7M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 32 | 1 | $71 | $0.1M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 21 | 2 | $1,068 | $1.2M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 20 | 6 | $368 | $0.4M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 17 | 7 | $2,091 | $1.8M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 12 | 2 | $379 | $0.2M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 11 | 3 | $776 | $0.4M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 8 | 3 | $941 | $0.4M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 4 | 4 | $370 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
78
jobs · $64,824 avg pay
State Government
26
jobs · $52,730 avg pay
Local Government
1,225
jobs · $42,886 avg pay
Private
20,094
jobs · $69,410 avg pay
IN Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.2%
April 2026
Other IN Counties
The largest counties in IN by total employment.
- Marion County 625,533 jobs
- Allen County 197,886 jobs
- Lake County 191,632 jobs
- Hamilton County 163,937 jobs
- Elkhart County 127,099 jobs
- St. Joseph County 121,043 jobs
- Vanderburgh County 107,140 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 99,720 jobs