Noble County, IN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Noble County’s unemployment rate is 3.6%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 64 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Noble County economy

  • 3.6%

    unemployment, Sep 2026

    3.4% the month before

  • 22,570

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 47,417

    people in Noble County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $70,908

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 27%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Noble 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 0.9% from 2022 to 2025
  • Population up 1.0% from 2020 to 2025
  • Unemployment 3.6%, up 0.2 points from a year ago
  • Sectors losing the most jobs: manufacturing (−458 jobs)

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Noble County layoffs

  • 1

    Layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 51

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 1

    employer

Layoff notices filed in Noble County, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
Dexter AxleTakes effect Dec 31, 2026Elkhart51—State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Noble 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.

  1. Patrick Industries12 open roles
  2. Lippert (LCI Industries)9 open roles
  3. Avero3 open roles
  4. State of Indiana3 open roles
  5. Amazon2 open roles
  6. Creative Financial Staffing2 open roles
  7. Dometic2 open roles
  8. Republic Services2 open roles
  9. Siemens Healthineers2 open roles
  10. Airxcel1 open role

Largest employers headquartered in Noble County

Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • WorkOne Northeast Indiana - Noble County

    Kendallville · Affiliate · 260-599-1000

    Wednesday, 12:30pm - 4:30pm

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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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