Lake County, IN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Lake County’s unemployment rate is 4.8%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 71 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Lake County economy

4.8%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.0% the month before
241,946
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
498,990
people in Lake County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$68,985
median household income
Source: Census ACS
34%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Lake County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Lake 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 Lake 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.

Daifuku Co., Ltd./ADR7 open roles
Amazon4 open roles
American Family Insurance3 open roles
The Methodist Hospitals3 open roles
Carlisle Utility Contractors2 open roles
Elwood Staffing2 open roles
VVI Staffing Consultants2 open roles
Albanese Confectionery1 open role
Alliance Group Technologies1 open role
Big Shoulders Fund1 open role

Colleges in Lake County

Colleges in Lake County
College	City	Type	Students
Purdue University Northwest	Hammond	Public 4-year	5,000–9,999
Indiana University-Northwest	Gary	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999
Calumet College of Saint Joseph	Whiting	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

Northwest Indiana Workforce Board
Jasper, La Porte, Lake, Newton, Porter, Pulaski, Starke

WorkOne Gary
Gary · Affiliate · 219-981-1520
Monday - Friday 8:00am-4:30pm
WorkOne Hammond
Hammond · Affiliate · 219-933-8332
Monday -Friday.: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM

Cities in Lake County

Merrillville26 jobs
Hobart15 jobs
Gary13 jobs
Crown Point5 jobs
Munster8 jobs
Hanover1 jobs
Whiting1 jobs

Other Indiana counties

All of Indiana

Laid off or looking for work in Lake 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.