Whiting, IN jobs, layoffs and employers
Jobs in Whiting
Employers hiring most in Whiting
- PROtect1 open role
Whiting layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Whiting in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Colleges in Whiting
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Calumet College of Saint Joseph | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Whiting. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- Northwest Indiana Workforce Board
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Lake County economy
4.8%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.0% the month before
241,946
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
498,990
people in Lake County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$68,985
median household income
Source: Census ACS
34%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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See your options after a layoffSources: WARN notices from Indiana’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures.