Floyd County, IN jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meFloyd County economy
3.6%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.4% the month before
42,518
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
80,512
people in Floyd County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$78,179
median household income
Source: Census ACS
41%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Floyd 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 5.0% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 2.0% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.6%, up 0.2 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+1,393 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: transportation & warehousing (−368 jobs), manufacturing (−348 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Floyd County. Each link goes to the publisher.
- New Albany investment versus Springfield layoffs. Is Ohio's growth equitable?The Columbus Dispatch · Oct 9, 2026
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Floyd County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Floyd 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 Floyd 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.
- Samtec8 open roles
- Pregis4 open roles
- Abercrombie & Fitch3 open roles
- American Electric Power (AEP)2 open roles
- Baptist Health2 open roles
- CyrusOne2 open roles
- EdgeConneX2 open roles
- EOS IT Solutions2 open roles
- Exceptional Living Centers2 open roles
- Floyd County2 open roles
Colleges in Floyd County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana University-Southeast | New Albany | Public 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Floyd 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).
- Southern Indiana Works
Clark, Crawford, Floyd, Harrison, Scott, Washington
Southern Indiana Works WorkOne Career Center
New Albany · Comprehensive · 812-948-6102
Monday-Wednesday and Friday, 8:30am-4:30pm; Thursday, 8:00am - 2:00pm
Cities in Floyd County
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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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