St. Joseph County, IN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

St. Joseph County’s unemployment rate is 4.1%. Employers filed 2 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 80 open professional jobs are in its cities.

St. Joseph County economy

4.1%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.4% the month before
129,637
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
272,574
people in St. Joseph County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$64,885
median household income
Source: Census ACS
40%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

St. Joseph County layoffs

2
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
179
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
2
employers

WARN notices filed in St. Joseph County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Jul 21, 2026	Owens CorningTakes effect Sep 19, 2026	Walkerton	130	—	State record
Oct 29, 2025	JMS Engineered Plastics, Inc.Takes effect Oct 29, 2025	South Bend	49	—	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in St. Joseph 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.

Amazon21 open roles
Saint Mary's College9 open roles
Creative Financial Staffing4 open roles
University of Notre Dame4 open roles
Barnes & Thornburg3 open roles
Lippert (LCI Industries)3 open roles
Siemens Healthineers3 open roles
Franciscan Health2 open roles
International Institute For Sustainable Development2 open roles
Lippert Components2 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in St. Joseph County

University of Notre Dame5,001–20,000 employees

Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.

Colleges in St. Joseph County

Colleges in St. Joseph County
College	City	Type	Students
University of Notre Dame	Notre Dame	Private nonprofit 4-year	10,000–19,999
Bethel University	Mishawaka	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Indiana University-South Bend	South Bend	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999
Saint Mary's College	Notre Dame	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Holy Cross College	Notre Dame	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

Northern Indiana Workforce Development Board (NIWB), Inc
Elkhart, Fulton, Kosciusko, Marshall, St. Joseph

WorkOne Center South Bend
South Bend · Comprehensive · 574-237-9675
Monday - Thursday 8:00am - 4:30pm Fridays 10:30am-4:30pm

Cities in St. Joseph County

Mishawaka28 jobs
New Carlisle26 jobs
Notre Dame17 jobs
South Bend5 jobs
Walkerton
Granger4 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.