Hendricks County, IN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Hendricks County’s unemployment rate is 3.1%. Employers filed 5 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 72 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Hendricks County economy

3.1%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.0% the month before
105,533
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
179,379
people in Hendricks County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$99,988
median household income
Source: Census ACS
46%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Hendricks County ranks

Where Hendricks County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.

November 2026

#25Counties with the highest share of white-collar workers in the Great Lakes46% · of 100

Hendricks 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 0.6% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 10.2% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 3.1%, up 0.1 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+1,563 jobs), manufacturing (+391 jobs)
Sectors losing the most jobs: retail (−1,143 jobs), admin & staffing (−920 jobs)

Local job-market news

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

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Learn and get funded in Hendricks County

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.

Hendricks County layoffs

5
Layoff notices, last 12 months
1,450
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
5
employers

Layoff notices filed in Hendricks County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Aug 13, 2026	Postal Center International IncTakes effect Aug 13, 2026	Brownsburg	151	—	State record
Jun 17, 2026	humano LLCTakes effect Aug 17, 2026	Avon	586	—	State record
Jun 17, 2026	SIMOS Insourcing Solutions, LLCTakes effect Aug 17, 2026	Avon	572	—	State record
Jun 8, 2026	Ryder Integrated LogisticsTakes effect Jul 31, 2026	Plainfield	76	—	State record
Mar 13, 2026	WIT Logistics, LLCTakes effect May 31, 2026	Plainfield	65	—	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Hendricks 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.

Carvana11 open roles
Walmart7 open roles
Amazon4 open roles
O'Reilly Auto Parts3 open roles
American Residential Services2 open roles
Brunswick2 open roles
Cummins2 open roles
Genuine Parts Company2 open roles
GXO Logistics2 open roles
Humana Government Business2 open roles

Workforce development and job centers

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

Region 5 Workforce Board, Inc.
Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Madison, Morgan, Shelby

Plainfield WorkOne
Plainfield · Affiliate · 317-838-9335
Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm

Cities in Hendricks County

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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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