LaPorte County, IN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

LaPorte County’s unemployment rate is 3.9%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 22 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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LaPorte County economy

3.9%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.8% the month before
52,491
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
112,141
people in LaPorte County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$70,452
median household income
Source: Census ACS
31%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where LaPorte County ranks

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

November 2026

#6Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in the Great Lakes9.8 per 10,000 · of 100
#8Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in the Midwest9.8 per 10,000 · of 100

LaPorte 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 1.4% from 2022 to 2025
Population down 0.9% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 3.9%, up 0.1 points from a year ago

Learn and get funded in LaPorte 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.

LaPorte County layoffs

No layoff notices naming LaPorte 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.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in LaPorte 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.

Creative Financial Staffing6 open roles
Microsoft4 open roles
Community Health Systems3 open roles
Hitachi3 open roles
Howmet Aerospace3 open roles
Park Avenue Group3 open roles
AMS Industries2 open roles
Ascendion2 open roles
Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas2 open roles
Lincoln Electric Holdings2 open roles

Workforce development and job centers

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

Northwest Indiana Workforce Board
Jasper, La Porte, Lake, Newton, Porter, Pulaski, Starke

LaPorte WorkOne
Laporte · Comprehensive · 219-362-2175
Monday - Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm
WorkOne Michigan City Express
Michigan City · Affiliate · 219-809-0575
Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm

Cities in LaPorte County

La Porte22 jobs

Other Indiana counties

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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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