Gary, IN jobs, layoffs and employers
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- External AuditorProperty Innovation
- Area Manager - GaryOnTrac
- Registered Nurse - TEAM LEADER-WOMEN/CHILDREN L&D Experience RequiredThe Methodist Hospitals
- MEDICAL RECORD OPERATIONS LEADThe Methodist Hospitals
- Institutional Data AnalystWeill Cornell Medicine
- QA EngineerMedCore Healthcare
- Quality Systems EngineerU S Steel
- Brand ManagerEntertainment Solutions Group
- UX DesignerProduction Solutions
- Architecture Project ManagerGPAC
Employers hiring most in Gary
- The Methodist Hospitals2 open roles
- Entertainment Solutions Group1 open role
- Genuine Parts Company1 open role
- GPAC1 open role
- MedCore Healthcare1 open role
- OnTrac1 open role
- Production Solutions1 open role
- Property Innovation1 open role
- U S Steel1 open role
- Weill Cornell Medicine1 open role
Gary layoffs
No layoff notices naming Gary 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.
Colleges in Gary
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana University-Northwest | Public 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Lake 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 3.1% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 1.1% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.7%, up 0.1 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+1,387 jobs), transportation & warehousing (+1,343 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−609 jobs), retail (−549 jobs)
Learn and get funded in Gary
- 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 Gary. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
Laid off in Indiana? How to file for unemployment in Indiana (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).
- Northwest Indiana Workforce Board
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Lake County economy
4.7%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.6% the month before
243,748
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
498,990
people in Lake County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$68,985
median household income
Source: Census ACS
34%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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