Parke County Chamber of Commerce - Parke County, Indiana
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Employment & Labor Force


Selected Average Wage Information for Parke County
Manufacturing $11.60 / hr
Retail $6.65 / hr
Service $7.36 / hr
Source: LMI Customer Service
Terre Haute, IN 47807


SUBJECT NUMBER PERCENT
EMPLOYMENT STATUS    
Population 16 years and over 13,616 100
In labor force 7,756 57.0
Civilian labor force 7,746 56.9
Employed 7,432 54.6
Unemployed 314 2.3
Percent of civilian labor force 4.1  
Armed Forces 10 0.1
Not in labor force 5,860 43.0
Females 16 years and over 7,250 100
In labor force 3,422 47.2
Civilian labor force 3,422 47.2
Employed 3,273 45.1
Own children under 6 years 1,176 100
All parents in family in labor force 590 50.2
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Workers 16 years and over 7,318 100
Car, truck, or van - drove alone 5,786 79.1
Car, truck, or van - carpooled 904 12.4
Public transportation (incl taxi) 11 0.2
Walked 192 2.6
Other means 91 1.2
Worked at home 334 4.6
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 27.5  
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 7,432 100
OCCUPATION    
Management, professional, and related occupations 1,813 24.4
Service occupations 1,200 16.1
Sales and office occupations 1,566 21.1
Farming, fishing, forestry occupations 103 1.4
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 858 11.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,892 25.5
INDUSTRY    
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, mining 356 4.8
Construction 568 7.6
Manufacturing 1.757 23.6
Wholesale Trade 247 3.3
Retail Trade 934 12.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 361 4.9
Information 97 1.3
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental leasing 201 2.7
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 324 4.4
Education, health, and social services 1,160 15.6
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services 576 7.8
Other services (except public administration) 366 4.9
Public administration 485 6.5
CLASS OF WORKER    
Private wage and salary workers 5,585 75.1
Government workers 1,019 13.7
Self-employed workers in own unincorporated business 781 10.5
Unpaid family workers 47 0.6



Parke County Chamber of Commerce
105 N Market Street Suite A
 Rockville, Indiana  47872
765-569-5565 or info@parkecountychamber.com.
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