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Ohio jobs and job market: layoffs, colleges and workforce help

Ohio’s unemployment rate is 3.3%. 9,015 open professional jobs are listed here. Employers filed 73 layoff notices in the last 12 months. Choose a county or city for the same picture closer to home.

Ohio economy

  • 3.3%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.4% the month before

  • 5,857,405

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 11,780,046

    people in Ohio

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $69,680

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 40%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Ohio layoffs

  • 73

    WARN layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 8,877

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 72

    employers

WARN notices filed in Ohio, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
The BladeTakes effect Dec 17, 2026Wood County116ClosureState record
Markdom Plastics USA IncTakes effect Dec 11, 2026Huron County78ClosureState record
Pixelle Specialty Solutions FremontTakes effect Dec 1, 2026Sandusky County61ClosureState record
Packaging Corporation of AmericaTakes effect Dec 1, 2026Butler County91ClosureState record
Ardor Delivery ServicesTakes effect Nov 26, 2026Montgomery County179ClosureState record
Powers and Sons, LLCTakes effect Dec 7, 2026Williams County53LayoffState record
Michigan Sugar CompanyTakes effect Sep 22, 2026Lucas County7LayoffState record
Perstorp Polyols, Inc.Takes effect Nov 2, 2026Lucas County50ClosureState record
UPDATE 2 Republic National Distributing CompanyTakes effect Sep 29, 2026Hamilton County56ClosureState record
Marc Glassman, Inc.Takes effect Nov 10, 2026Cuyahoga County55ClosureState record

All layoff notices in the state

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Employers hiring most in Ohio

Employers with the most open professional roles on our job board right now.

  1. Vertiv Holdings192 open roles
  2. Amazon146 open roles
  3. Creative Financial Staffing125 open roles
  4. American Honda Motor99 open roles
  5. GPAC99 open roles
  6. Anduril Industries88 open roles
  7. Michael Page83 open roles
  8. Medpace Holdings82 open roles
  9. State of Ohio69 open roles
  10. Cintas67 open roles
  11. STERIS67 open roles
  12. American Electric Power66 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in Ohio

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

Higher education in Ohio

  • 90

    public and private nonprofit colleges

    Source: IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education

  • about 624,000

    students enrolled

    Estimated from size bands

Largest colleges in Ohio

Largest colleges in Ohio
CollegeCityTypeStudents
Kent State University at KentKentPublic 4-year20,000+
Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbusPublic 4-year20,000+
Ohio University-Main CampusAthensPublic 4-year20,000+
University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnatiPublic 4-year20,000+
Bowling Green State University-Main CampusBowling GreenPublic 4-year10,000–19,999
Case Western Reserve UniversityClevelandPrivate nonprofit 4-year10,000–19,999
Cleveland State UniversityClevelandPublic 4-year10,000–19,999
Miami University-OxfordOxfordPublic 4-year10,000–19,999
University of Akron Main CampusAkronPublic 4-year10,000–19,999
University of DaytonDaytonPrivate nonprofit 4-year10,000–19,999
University of ToledoToledoPublic 4-year10,000–19,999
Wright State University-Main CampusDaytonPublic 4-year10,000–19,999

All 90 Ohio colleges

Workforce development and job centers

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

86 American Job Centers in Ohio

Job fairs and business events in Ohio

Hiring events, career workshops, small-business counseling and startup events from chambers, job centers, workforce boards, colleges and economic-development groups in Ohio.

Conferences in Ohio

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Ohio, the ones worth a trip for hiring managers and job seekers. 23 with dates announced.

  • DBIA Design-Build Conference & Expo

    Nov 4 to Nov 6, 2026 · Cleveland, OH

    Paid ticket, price not listed

  • Entomology Annual Meeting

    Nov 8 to Nov 11, 2026 · Columbus, OH

    Paid ticket. Registration fees not stated on the page; member discounts may apply.

  • OSBA Capital Conference and Trade Show

    Nov 15 to Nov 17, 2026 · Columbus, OH

    Ticket About $400. Registration $400; Black Caucus Dinner $95 and Monday luncheon $75 are separate.

    Open call for speakers

  • RIMS ERM Conference

    Nov 19 to Nov 20, 2026 · Columbus, OH

    Ticket $550 to $1,450. Member $910-$1,150, non-member $1,210-$1,450 (advance/regular/on-site); educational member $550-$650.

  • National Veterans Small Business Engagement (NVSBE)

    Dec 8 to Dec 9, 2026 · Cleveland, OH

    Paid ticket. Registration details not read; save-the-date page was still coming.

  • DREAM (Achieving the Dream)

    Feb 2 to Feb 5, 2027 · Columbus, OH

    Paid ticket. Pricing not found.

    Open call for speakers · deadline Sep 21, 2026

  • CEC Convention & Expo

    Mar 10 to Mar 13, 2027 · Columbus, OH

    Paid ticket. Early rates through Oct 23, 2026; regular Oct 24 to Jan 31, 2027; onsite after; amounts not read.

    Open call for speakers · deadline Jun 1, 2026

  • COE Summit

    Apr 6 to Apr 8, 2027 · Columbus, OH

    Paid ticket. Member registration opens Dec 1, 2026; prices not stated

  • AMPP Annual Conference + Expo

    Apr 11 to Apr 15, 2027 · Columbus, OH

    Paid ticket. Registration fees not stated on the page; member discounts may apply.

  • AMPP Annual Conference + Expo

    Apr 11 to Apr 15, 2027 · Columbus, OH

    Paid ticket. Advance registration open; prices not on the page.

  • ARIN Public Policy and Members Meeting

    Apr 11 to Apr 14, 2027 · Cleveland, OH

    Free

  • AFS Metalcasting Congress

    Apr 20 to Apr 22, 2027 · Cleveland, OH

    Paid ticket. Prices not captured.

  • ABA/NLADA Equal Justice Conference

    May 13 to May 15, 2027 · Columbus, OH

    Paid ticket. Preconferences May 12; fees not read.

    Open call for speakers

  • Forge Fair

    May 18 to May 19, 2027 · Cleveland, OH

    Free expo, paid sessions. Prices not captured.

  • ACI-NA JumpStart Air Service Development Conference

    Jun 7 to Jun 9, 2027 · Columbus, OH

    Paid ticket. Pricing not shown on the future-events page.

  • National Charter Schools Conference

    Jun 28 to Jun 30, 2027 · Columbus, OH

    Paid ticket. Registration opens January 2027.

  • ASCA Annual Conference

    Jul 17 to Jul 20, 2027 · Columbus, OH

    Paid ticket, price not listed

    Open call for speakers

  • InstructureCon

    Jul 20 to Jul 22, 2027 · Cleveland, OH

    Paid ticket. Early bird rates available; amounts not read.

  • AAPM Annual Meeting & Exhibition

    Jul 25 to Jul 28, 2027 · Columbus, OH

    Paid ticket. Registration fees not stated on the page; member discounts may apply.

  • America Makes MMX

    Aug 3 to Aug 4, 2027 · Youngstown, OH

    Paid ticket. Registration Coming Soon.

  • AZA Annual Conference

    Aug 28 to Sep 2, 2027 · Cleveland, OH

    Paid ticket. Pricing not read.

  • IMAT

    Oct 4 to Oct 7, 2027 · Columbus, OH

    Paid ticket. Registration fees not stated on the page; member discounts may apply.

  • MAICON (Marketing AI Conference)

    Oct 4 to Oct 7, 2027 · Cleveland, OH

    Ticket $1,199 to $2,999. Main conference $1,199 early (to Oct 31, 2026), $2,099 full; AI for CMOs Experience $2,099-$2,999…

  • ASHRM Annual Conference & Exhibition

    Usually September (next dates not announced) · Columbus, OH

    Paid ticket. ASHRM27 dates come from an AHA listing; the official page also shows a virtual program Nov 4-6, 2026. Prices not…

    Open call for speakers

Showing 24 of 31 conferences, 23 with dates announced.

All conferences

Ohio counties

Each county page has its own unemployment, layoffs, job openings, employers, colleges and job centers.

Ohio cities

Cities with open jobs, layoff notices, a job center or a college.

Laid off or looking for work in Ohio?

See what to do first, what Ohio unemployment benefits pay, and the jobs open near you.

See your options after a layoff

Sources: Census Bureau and BLS for population, income and unemployment; WARN notices from Ohio’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers. Ohio unemployment benefits.