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Starke County, IN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Starke County’s unemployment rate is 4.1%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Starke County economy

  • 4.1%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.5% the month before

  • 9,649

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 23,300

    people in Starke County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $62,933

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 27%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Starke County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Starke 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

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • WorkOne Knox

    Knox · Affiliate · 574-772-6882

    Monday-Thursday 8am-4:30pm;(Closes for lunch 12:00pm-1:00pm )Friday 8am-12pm

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Laid off or looking for work in Starke 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.