Bartholomew County, IN jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meBartholomew County economy
3.7%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.4% the month before
39,488
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
82,881
people in Bartholomew County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$80,365
median household income
Source: Census ACS
43%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Bartholomew 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 down 1.3% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 4.3% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.7%, up 0.3 points from a year ago
- Sectors losing the most jobs: manufacturing (−496 jobs), admin & staffing (−366 jobs)
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- UPDATE: Downtown Lawrenceburg Road Paving Schedule AnnouncedEagle Country 99.3 · Sep 30, 2026
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Bartholomew County layoffs
1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
150
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PMG IndianaTakes effect Dec 31, 2026 | Columbus | 150 | — | State record |
Employers hiring most in Bartholomew County
Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.
- Cummins10 open roles
- Blue2 open roles
- Cintas2 open roles
- Elwood Staffing2 open roles
- Angott Search Group1 open role
- Buckingham Senior Living Community1 open role
- Centra1 open role
- Elwood Staffing Services1 open role
- Goodwill of Central & Southern Indiana1 open role
- IES Custom Staffing1 open role
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Bartholomew County. 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).
- Southeast Indiana Workforce Development Board
Bartholomew, Dearborn, Decatur, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Jennings, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland
WorkOne - Columbus
Columbus · Comprehensive · 812-376-3351
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See your options after a layoffSources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); layoff notices from Indiana’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers. Indiana unemployment benefits and severance rules.
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