DeKalb County, IN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

DeKalb 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.

DeKalb County economy

3.2%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.3% the month before
21,408
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
43,584
people in DeKalb County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$70,080
median household income
Source: Census ACS
31%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

DeKalb County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming DeKalb 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 DeKalb 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.

Brightmark1 open role
C&A Tool1 open role
C&A Tool Engineering1 open role
FXI1 open role
IKG1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving DeKalb 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 - Auburn
Auburn · Comprehensive · 260-925-0124
Mon-Wed and Fri; 8:00am-4:30pm; Thur 10:00am-4:30pm

Cities in DeKalb County

Auburn3 jobs

Other Indiana counties

All of Indiana

Laid off or looking for work in DeKalb County?

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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.