Athens, OH jobs, layoffs and employers
Jobs in Athens
- Research Administration & Grants ManagerOhio
- Vocational Rehabilitation SupervisorState of Ohio
- Estate Planning AttorneyAspen Careers
- Graphic DesignerMission Addiction
- Assistant/Associate Program Director Family Medicine Residency at O’Bleness Hospital in Athens, OHOhioHealth
Employers hiring most in Athens
- Aspen Careers1 open role
- Mission Addiction1 open role
- Ohio1 open role
- OhioHealth1 open role
- State of Ohio1 open role
Athens layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Athens in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Colleges in Athens
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio University-Main Campus | Public 4-year | 20,000+ |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Athens. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- OhioMeansJobs - Area 14 Workforce Development Board
Athens, Meigs, Perry
Athens County economy
4.5%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.7% the month before
24,668
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
61,573
people in Athens County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$53,837
median household income
Source: Census ACS
42%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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Laid off or looking for work in Athens?
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See your options after a layoffSources: 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; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures.