Madison County, IN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Madison County’s unemployment rate is 3.6%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 75 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Madison County economy

3.6%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.7% the month before
65,115
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
130,949
people in Madison County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$62,632
median household income
Source: Census ACS
32%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Madison County layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
133
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Madison County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Sep 30, 2026	ZF Active Safety & Electronics US LLCTakes effect Nov 30, 2026	Lafayette	133	—	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Madison 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.

Arconic14 open roles
WABASH NATIONAL11 open roles
Caterpillar4 open roles
Evonik Services4 open roles
Landis+Gyr3 open roles
Allison Transmission Holdings2 open roles
Elanco2 open roles
Ernest2 open roles
Independent Federal Credit Union2 open roles
PPG Industries2 open roles

Colleges in Madison County

Colleges in Madison County
College	City	Type	Students
Anderson University	Anderson	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

Region 5 Workforce Board, Inc.
Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Madison, Morgan, Shelby

WorkOne - Anderson
Anderson · Comprehensive · 765-642-4981
"Monday: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Tuesday: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Wednesday: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Thursday: 10:00 am - 4:30 pm Friday: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm"

Cities in Madison County

Lafayette67 jobs
Elwood6 jobs

Other Indiana counties

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Laid off or looking for work in Madison County?

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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.