Whitley County, IN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Whitley County’s unemployment rate is 3.2%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

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Whitley County economy

3.2%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.1% the month before
18,471
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
34,388
people in Whitley County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$75,790
median household income
Source: Census ACS
32%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Whitley 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 4.0% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 2.1% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 3.2%, up 0.1 points from a year ago

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Whitley County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Whitley 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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Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Whitley 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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