Johnson County, IN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

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Show me jobs near meJohnson County economy
3.2%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.1% the month before
90,361
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
163,983
people in Johnson County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$87,227
median household income
Source: Census ACS
45%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Where Johnson County ranks
Where Johnson County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #11Fastest-growing job markets in the Great Lakes+6.9% · of 100
- #13Fastest-growing job markets in the Midwest+6.9% · of 100
Johnson County outlook: Building
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs up 6.9% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 7.4% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.2%, up 0.1 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+1,586 jobs), transportation & warehousing (+980 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−317 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Johnson County. Each link goes to the publisher.
- Netflix isn't broken, but there's an urgency to grow faster: LightShed's Rich GreenfieldCNBC on MSN · Oct 16, 2026
- Rich Greenfield on Netflix: They need a breakout hitCNBC on MSN · Oct 14, 2026
Learn and get funded in Johnson 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.
Johnson County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Johnson 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 Johnson 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.
- Amazon9 open roles
- Dayton Freight Lines5 open roles
- Creative Financial Staffing3 open roles
- Eyetastic Services2 open roles
- NFI Industries2 open roles
- Spreetail2 open roles
- Aldi US1 open role
- Endress+Hauser1 open role
- George E. Booth1 open role
- LCS1 open role
Colleges in Johnson County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin College | Franklin | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Johnson 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
Franklin WorkOne
Franklin · Comprehensive · 317-736-5531
M-F 8:00a to 4:30p
Cities in Johnson 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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