Bartholomew County, IN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Bartholomew County’s unemployment rate is 3.5%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 68 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Bartholomew County economy

3.5%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.7% the month before
38,539
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
82,881
people in Bartholomew County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$80,365
median household income
Source: Census ACS
43%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Bartholomew County layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
150
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Bartholomew County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Sep 2, 2026	PMG IndianaTakes effect Dec 31, 2026	Columbus	150	—	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Bartholomew 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.

Cummins21 open roles
LER TechForce3 open roles
Applied Laboratories2 open roles
Cintas2 open roles
Elwood Staffing2 open roles
IES Custom Staffing2 open roles
Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group2 open roles
Radiant Systems2 open roles
Toyota Material Handling2 open roles
Angott Search Group1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

Southeast Indiana Workforce Development Board
Bartholomew, Dearborn, Decatur, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Jennings, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland

WorkOne - Columbus
Columbus · Comprehensive · 812-376-3351
Monday-Tuesday,-Wednesday and Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm; Thursday 10:00am - 4:30pm

Cities in Bartholomew County

Columbus68 jobs

Other Indiana counties

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Laid off or looking for work in Bartholomew County?

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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.