Decatur, IN jobs, layoffs and employers

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Show me jobs near meJobs in Decatur
- Production PlannerChampion Homes
- Environmental, Health and Safety ManagerBunge Global
- SB Shop ManagerStrickland Brothers
Employers hiring most in Decatur
- Bunge Global1 open role
- Champion Homes1 open role
- Strickland Brothers1 open role
Decatur layoffs
No layoff notices naming Decatur in the last 12 months are on file. The WARN Act covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Marion County outlook: Steady
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs up 2.2% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 1.6% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.7%, unchanged from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+10,357 jobs), construction (+5,869 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−5,028 jobs), finance & insurance (−3,258 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Decatur. Each link goes to the publisher.
- Former WRTV meteorologist Todd Klaassen announces Indianapolis departure after layoffsThe Indianapolis Star on MSN · Oct 16, 2026
- AI-fueled newscasts, major layoffs shook up Texas TV stations in SeptemberYahoo · Oct 5, 2026
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- Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
- Your local workforce board and American Job Centers: training vouchers and re-employment help.
- Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
- Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Decatur. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
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Marion County economy
3.7%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.7% the month before
520,621
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
971,822
people in Marion County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$63,450
median household income
Source: Census ACS
40%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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See your options after a layoffSources: Layoff notices from Indiana’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures. Indiana unemployment benefits and severance rules.
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