Jefferson County, IN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Jefferson County’s unemployment rate is 3.5%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 18 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Jefferson County economy

3.5%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.0% the month before
15,248
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
33,074
people in Jefferson County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$59,987
median household income
Source: Census ACS
32%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Jefferson County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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.

Dorman Products11 open roles
Aston Carter2 open roles
Boys & Girls Clubs Of America1 open role
Grote Industries1 open role
Norton Healthcare1 open role
RP Lumber1 open role
Vehicle Service Group1 open role

Colleges in Jefferson County

Colleges in Jefferson County
College	City	Type	Students
Hanover College	Hanover	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

Southeast Indiana Workforce Development Board
Bartholomew, Dearborn, Decatur, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Jennings, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland

WorkOne Southeast - Madison
Madison · Comprehensive · 812-265-3734
Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, 8:00am to 4:30pm; Thur 10:00am to 4:30pm

Cities in Jefferson County

Madison18 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.