Tippecanoe County, IN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Tippecanoe County’s unemployment rate is 3.6%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 6 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Tippecanoe County economy

3.6%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.1% the month before
101,534
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
187,399
people in Tippecanoe County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$58,622
median household income
Source: Census ACS
44%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Tippecanoe County layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
64
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Tippecanoe County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Jan 20, 2026	Inari Agriculture, Inc.Takes effect Jan 20, 2026	West Lafayette	64	—	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Tippecanoe 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.

Sterling Products2 open roles
Creative Financial Staffing1 open role
Global Medical Response1 open role
Human Capital Ventures1 open role
Republic Services1 open role

Colleges in Tippecanoe County

Colleges in Tippecanoe County
College	City	Type	Students
Purdue University Global	West Lafayette	Public 4-year	20,000+
Purdue University-Main Campus	West Lafayette	Public 4-year	20,000+

Workforce development and job centers

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

Tecumseh Area Partnership, Inc. d/b/a Region 4 Workforce Board
Benton, Carroll, Cass, Clinton, Fountain, Howard, Miami, Montgomery, Tippecanoe, Tipton, Warren, White

WorkOne - Lafayette
Lafayette · Comprehensive · 765-474-5411
M-F 8:00a to 4:30p

Cities in Tippecanoe County

Wabash6 jobs
West Lafayette

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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.