Howard County, IN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Howard County economy

• 4.6%

  unemployment, Aug 2026

  6.4% the month before

• 35,441

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 83,610

  people in Howard County

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $62,496

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 30%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Howard County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Howard 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 Howard 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. DTE Energy2 open roles
2. EchoLink2 open roles
3. Haynes International2 open roles
4. StarPlus Energy2 open roles
5. The UPS Store #38142 open roles
6. Xfinity2 open roles
7. Ascension Calumet Hospital1 open role
8. BMO Bank National Association1 open role
9. Confidential1 open role
10. Cumulus Media1 open role

Colleges in Howard County

Workforce development and job centers

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

• Tecumseh Area Partnership, Inc. d/b/a Region 4 Workforce Board

  Benton, Carroll, Cass, Clinton, Fountain, Howard, Miami, Montgomery, Tippecanoe, Tipton, Warren, White

• WorkOne - Kokomo

  Kokomo · Comprehensive · 765-450-3019

  M -F 8:00a to 4:30p

• WorkOne Kokomo West Central Indiana

  Kokomo · Affiliate · 765-450-3025

  Monday - Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm

Cities in Howard County

• Kokomo22 jobs

Other Indiana counties

• Marion County
• Lake County
• Allen County
• Hamilton County
• St. Joseph County
• Elkhart County
• Tippecanoe County
• Vanderburgh County
• Hendricks County
• Porter County
• Johnson County
• Monroe County