Elkhart County, IN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Elkhart County’s unemployment rate is 3.8%. Employers filed 3 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 59 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Elkhart County economy

3.8%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.1% the month before
99,456
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
206,868
people in Elkhart County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$65,617
median household income
Source: Census ACS
29%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Elkhart County layoffs

3
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
421
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
3
employers

WARN notices filed in Elkhart County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Jul 17, 2026	Forest River, Inc.Takes effect Sep 17, 2026	Bristol	105	—	State record
Feb 2, 2026	Grouper Acquisition Company, LLC, dba Shiloh Industries, IncTakes effect Mar 31, 2026	Goshen	172	—	State record
Jan 5, 2026	WabashTakes effect Mar 6, 2026	Goshen	144	—	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Elkhart 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.

Lippert (LCI Industries)12 open roles
Winnebago Industries7 open roles
Avero6 open roles
Amazon4 open roles
5 Star Global Recruitment Partners2 open roles
Actalent2 open roles
Grand Design RV2 open roles
Lippert Components2 open roles
Lozier2 open roles
REV Group2 open roles

Colleges in Elkhart County

Colleges in Elkhart County
College	City	Type	Students
Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary	Elkhart	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000
Goshen College	Goshen	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

Northern Indiana Workforce Development Board (NIWB), Inc
Elkhart, Fulton, Kosciusko, Marshall, St. Joseph

Elkhart County WorkOne Center
Elkhart · Comprehensive · 574-295-0105
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, , 8:00 Thursday - 4:30pm Friday 10:30-4:30

Cities in Elkhart County

Goshen21 jobs
Middlebury18 jobs
Bristol13 jobs
Nappanee7 jobs

Other Indiana counties

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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.