Fulton County, IN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Fulton County’s unemployment rate is 3.7%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 6 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Fulton County economy

3.7%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.7% the month before
9,572
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
20,411
people in Fulton County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$62,878
median household income
Source: Census ACS
29%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Fulton 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 1.2% from 2022 to 2025
Population down 1.9% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 3.7%, unchanged from a year ago

Local job-market news

Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Fulton County. Each link goes to the publisher.

This downtown South Bend street is expected to be closed for nearly a monthWNDU on MSN · Oct 9, 2026

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Fulton County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Fulton 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.

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Employers hiring most in Fulton 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.

Avero1 open role
Creative Financial Staffing1 open role
First Federal Savings Bank1 open role
State of Indiana1 open role
Strickland Brothers1 open role
Sunbelt Rentals Holdings1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Fulton 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).

Northern Indiana Workforce Development Board (NIWB), Inc
Elkhart, Fulton, Kosciusko, Marshall, St. Joseph

WorkOne Center Rochester
Rochester · Affiliate · 574-223-8542
Tue-Wed, 8:00am- 4:30pm

Cities in Fulton County

Rochester6 jobs

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Sources: 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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