Huntington County, IN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Huntington County’s unemployment rate is 3.1%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 10 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Huntington County economy

3.1%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.2% the month before
19,621
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
36,757
people in Huntington County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$62,734
median household income
Source: Census ACS
31%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Huntington 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 0.4% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 1.6% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 3.1%, down 0.1 points from a year ago

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Huntington County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Huntington 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 Huntington 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.

Clarinda Regional Health Center2 open roles
Dayton Freight Lines2 open roles
Fellowship of Christian Athletes1 open role
Novae1 open role
Our Sunday Visitor1 open role
Oxford Global Resources1 open role
Pathfinder Services1 open role
Wayne Metals1 open role

Colleges in Huntington County

Colleges in Huntington County
College	City	Type	Students
Huntington University	Huntington	Private non-profit 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

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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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