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Brown County, IN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Brown 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.

Brown County economy

  • 3.2%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    3.3% the month before

  • 7,974

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 15,543

    people in Brown County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $72,644

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 39%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Brown County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Brown 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 Brown 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.

  1. GPAC1 open role
  2. RP Lumber1 open role
  3. Vaco1 open role
  4. Walmart1 open role
  5. Weaver Popcorn Manufacturing1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • WorkOne Express - Nashville

    Nashville · Affiliate · 812-988-6968

    Tuesday 8-5, Wednesday 8-4:30, Friday 8-3:30

Cities in Brown County

Other Indiana counties

All of Indiana

Laid off or looking for work in Brown 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.