Blackford County, IN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Blackford County’s unemployment rate is 3.7%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Blackford County economy

3.7%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.2% the month before
5,138
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
12,007
people in Blackford County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$47,560
median household income
Source: Census ACS
31%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Blackford County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Blackford 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

Workforce development and job centers

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

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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.