WORKFORCE

We know that our location is one of the primary reasons so many national and international businesses have chosen to locate and expand in Jackson County, Indiana USA. But what has been so critical in the success of all businesses is our area workforce.

Perhaps it's where we live or how we were raised, but regardless of the reasons, you'll immediately notice that our people possess a strong work ethic. In Jackson County, Indiana, we have a long tradition of providing a highly trained and educated workforce. We understand those are the very qualities that can be the difference a business can bank on for profitable operations.

In Jackson County, our goal is to increase the skills of an already productive Indiana workforce. The workforce supporting the employers is young, educated, and highly mobile -- and they stand ready, willing and able to help you succeed.

In 1998, Jackson County Industrial Development Corporation (JCIDC) was instrumental in creating the Jackson County Workforce Partnership, a program with a goal to bring industry, schools, local elected officials and economic development leaders together to make the county's employers more competitive. Our Workforce Partnership program has become the model by which other area programs are being built.
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The employers in Jackson County, Indiana respond annually to the JCIDC's confidential survey of wages and benefits.  The survey has confirmed, year after year, including this one, that the area has an excellent workforce. For information pertaining to the wages and benefits survey, please contact the JCIDC office.

MAJOR EMPLOYERS IN JACKSON COUNTY, INDIANA>> (PDF)

Jackson County Unemployment Data

The Indiana Department of Workforce Development (in cooperation with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics) advises the latest unemployment rate (Dec 2009 preliminary) in Jackson County is 9.4% of our total labor force of over 21,000.

Surveys reveal that employers in Jackson County usually attract at least 30 percent of their workforce from outside the county, primarily Jennings, Scott, and Bartholomew counties, as well as Lawrence and Washington counties. 

LABOR FORCE AND UNEMPLOYMENT RATES>> (PDF)

ANNUAL COMMUTING TRENDS PROFILE FOR JACKSON COUNTY, INDIANA (PDF)