Adams County, IN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Adams County’s unemployment rate is 3.2%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 5 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Adams County economy

3.2%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.7% the month before
16,244
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
35,995
people in Adams County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$63,128
median household income
Source: Census ACS
31%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Adams County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Adams County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Adams 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.

Gables Search Group2 open roles
Avero1 open role
Core & Main1 open role
TOP DOG1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Adams County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

Northeast Indiana Works
Adams, Allen, De Kalb, Grant, Huntington, Lagrange, Noble, Steuben, Wabash, Wells, Whitley

WorkOne Northeast Indiana - Decatur
Decatur · Affiliate · 260-724-4963
Tuesday: 12:30pm-4:30pm

Cities in Adams County

Berne5 jobs

Other Indiana counties

All of Indiana

Laid off or looking for work in Adams County?

See what to do first and the jobs open near you.

See your options after a layoff

Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); WARN notices from Indiana’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers.