Vanderburgh County, IN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Vanderburgh County’s unemployment rate is 3.6%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 101 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Vanderburgh County economy

3.6%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.8% the month before
89,557
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
179,908
people in Vanderburgh County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$60,938
median household income
Source: Census ACS
34%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Vanderburgh County layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
266
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Vanderburgh County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Apr 14, 2026	RESRG AutomotiveTakes effect Jun 6, 2026	Evansville	266	—	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Vanderburgh 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.

Old National Bank13 open roles
Deaconess Homecare11 open roles
Deaconess Health System8 open roles
Deaconess Homecare4 open roles
Reckitt Benckiser Group4 open roles
Cintas3 open roles
Deaconess Health System3 open roles
Amcor2 open roles
Apex Group Ltd (UK Branch)2 open roles
Kerry2 open roles

Colleges in Vanderburgh County

Colleges in Vanderburgh County
College	City	Type	Students
University of Southern Indiana	Evansville	Public 4-year	5,000–9,999
University of Evansville	Evansville	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

Grow Southwest Indiana Workforce Board
Dubois, Gibson, Knox, Perry, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh, Warrick

WorkOne Southwest - Evansville
Evansville · Comprehensive · 812-424-4473
Mon, Tue, Thur, Fri 8:00am - 4:30pm; Wed 10:00am - 4:30pm

Cities in Vanderburgh County

Evansville101 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.