Delaware County, IN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Delaware County’s unemployment rate is 4.2%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 19 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Delaware County economy

4.2%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.7% the month before
51,824
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
112,109
people in Delaware County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$56,932
median household income
Source: Census ACS
35%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Delaware County layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
125
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Delaware County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Dec 12, 2025	Spartech LLCTakes effect Dec 23, 2025	Muncie	125	—	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Delaware 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.

Honeywell International3 open roles
Harba Solutions2 open roles
Acrisure1 open role
Applied Industrial Technologies1 open role
Ball State University1 open role
CANPACK Group1 open role
Cantio Hotel1 open role
Cintas1 open role
Confidential1 open role
Cumulus Media1 open role

Colleges in Delaware County

Colleges in Delaware County
College	City	Type	Students
Ball State University	Muncie	Public 4-year	20,000+

Workforce development and job centers

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

Eastern Indiana Works
Blackford, Delaware, Fayette, Henry, Jay, Randolph, Rush, Union, Wayne

WorkOne - Muncie
Muncie · Comprehensive · 765-289-1861
Monday, Tuesday Wednesday, and Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm, Thursday 10:00am-4:30pm

Cities in Delaware County

Muncie19 jobs

Other Indiana counties

All of Indiana

Laid off or looking for work in Delaware 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.