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LaPorte County, IN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

LaPorte County’s unemployment rate is 3.8%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 25 open professional jobs are in its cities.

LaPorte County economy

  • 3.8%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    3.9% the month before

  • 52,023

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 112,141

    people in LaPorte County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $70,452

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 31%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

LaPorte County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming LaPorte 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 LaPorte 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. Hitachi5 open roles
  2. Howmet Aerospace5 open roles
  3. Community Health Systems3 open roles
  4. M-Works Search3 open roles
  5. Park Avenue Group3 open roles
  6. Artech2 open roles
  7. Commercial Vehicle Group2 open roles
  8. Creative Financial Staffing2 open roles
  9. Franciscan Health2 open roles
  10. Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas2 open roles

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • LaPorte WorkOne

    Laporte · Comprehensive · 219-362-2175

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

  • WorkOne Michigan City Express

    Michigan City · Affiliate · 219-809-0575

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

Cities in LaPorte County

Other Indiana counties

All of Indiana

Laid off or looking for work in LaPorte 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.