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Employed Percent of Labor Force <br />Services 78,049 49.51% <br />Wholesale and retail trade 23,926 15.18% <br />Manufacturing 15,657 9.93% <br />Government 14,487 9.19% <br />Finance, insurance and real estate 11,200 7.10% <br />Construction 6,750 4.28% <br />Transportation and warehousing 4,183 2.65% <br />Information 2,163 1.37% <br />Farming 718 0.46% <br />Other* 263 0.17% <br />Utilities 244 0.16% <br />Total Nonfarm Employment 157,640 100.00% <br />Approximate <br />Number of <br />Employees <br />7,088 <br />5,825 <br />2,724 <br />1,380 <br />1,334 <br />1,274 <br />1,200 <br />755 <br />694 <br />641 <br />Sources: The South Bend Region Economic Development, company websites, and company personnel. <br />Parks and Recreation: The park system consists of 71 local parks and facilities. <br />COMMUNITY DATA <br />Hospitals: There are two major hospitals in the South Bend area, collectively with approximately 800 beds: <br />Memorial Hospital of South Bend and St. Joseph Regional Medical Center. <br />Cultural:The City is the home of a minor league baseball team affiliated with the Chicago Cubs with games <br />played in the Stanley Coveleski Regional Baseball Stadium (a 5,000 seat facility). The St. Joseph River runs <br />through the City providing boating acitivities. The East Race Waterway is a 2,000 yard man-made rafting and <br />kayaking course which flows adjacent to the St. Joseph River. Other attractions include the South Bend <br />Symphony, Morris Performing Arts Center, Broadway Theater League, Potawatomi Zoo, College Football Hall <br />of Fame Project, Studebaker National Museum, Northern Indiana Historical Huseum, Copshaholm Historic <br />House Museum, Morris Conservatory, and the Century Center (a 225,000 square foot convention and exhibit <br />center). Other activities are also available at the major colleges and unversities in the area. <br />2 <br />Financial institution <br />CITY OF SOUTH BEND <br />EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY <br />MAJOR EMPLOYERS <br />1st Source Bank <br />Health care <br />Higher education <br />Public education <br />Higher education <br />County government <br />City government <br />Mfg. automobiles & military vehicles <br />Mfg. aircraft and automotive parts <br />Health care consulting <br />Indiana Univeristy South Bend <br />St. Joseph County <br />City of South Bend <br />AM General <br />Honeywell International, Inc. <br />Press Ganey Associates, Inc. <br />Employer Type of Business <br />Beacon Health System <br />University of Notre Dame <br />South Bend Community School Corporation <br />Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Indiana Business Research Center. Data collected as of May 18, <br />2017. <br />*In order to avoid disclosure of confiedential information employment figures are not available for the Forestry, <br />fishing, related activities, and Mining Sectors. The data is incorporated here. <br />(As of 2015) <br />South Bend-Mishawaka Metro Area