Dearborn County, IN jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meDearborn County economy
3.4%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.4% the month before
27,395
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
50,828
people in Dearborn County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$82,693
median household income
Source: Census ACS
39%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Dearborn 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 5.5% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 1.7% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.4%, unchanged from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: hotels & food (+698 jobs), health care (+380 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: arts & recreation (−693 jobs), retail (−345 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Dearborn County. Each link goes to the publisher.
- UPDATE: Downtown Lawrenceburg Road Paving Schedule AnnouncedEagle Country 99.3 · Sep 30, 2026
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Dearborn County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Dearborn County 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.
Employers hiring most in Dearborn 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.
- Catalent Pharma Solutions4 open roles
- Crown Staffing1 open role
- Excelsior Executive Search1 open role
- Ivy Tech Community College, Central Indiana Region1 open role
- Omni Technologies1 open role
Colleges in Dearborn County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veritas Baptist College | Lawrenceburg | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Dearborn 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 Southeast - Lawrenceburg
Lawrenceburg · Comprehensive · 812-537-1117
Tues 9-11:30 (at CARE Center) and 1-4 Walk-in, Thur 10-4:30 by appointment only
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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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