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Knox County, IN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Knox County’s unemployment rate is 3.5%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 5 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Knox County economy

  • 3.5%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    3.8% the month before

  • 17,775

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 36,108

    people in Knox County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $58,863

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 32%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Knox County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Knox 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 Knox 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. German American Bank1 open role
  2. Grow Early Learning1 open role
  3. Heinz HVAC & Plumbing1 open role
  4. ReSource Pro1 open role
  5. State of Indiana1 open role

Colleges in Knox County

Colleges in Knox County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
Vincennes UniversityVincennesPublic 4-year10,000–19,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • WorkOne Vincennes

    Vincennes · Comprehensive · 812-882-8770

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

Cities in Knox County

Other Indiana counties

All of Indiana

Laid off or looking for work in Knox County?

See what to do first and the jobs open near you.

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.