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Allen County, OH jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Allen County’s unemployment rate is 3.7%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 48 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Allen County economy

  • 3.7%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.7% the month before

  • 47,292

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 101,685

    people in Allen County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $62,001

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 31%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Allen County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Allen County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Allen 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.

  1. Bon Secours Mercy Health3 open roles
  2. Human Capital Ventures3 open roles
  3. Charter Communications2 open roles
  4. EquipmentShare2 open roles
  5. GROB Systems2 open roles
  6. Health Partners2 open roles
  7. Schill Grounds Management2 open roles
  8. Sika2 open roles
  9. SSOE Group2 open roles
  10. Third Street Family Health Services2 open roles

Colleges in Allen County

Colleges in Allen County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
University of Northwestern OhioLimaPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Bluffton UniversityBlufftonPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Ohio State University-Lima CampusLimaPublic 4-yearUnder 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Greater Ohio Workforce Board, Inc.

    Allen, Ashland, Champaign, Clark, Clinton, Coshocton, Darke, Defiance, Delaware, Erie, Fayette, Fulton, Gallia, Greene, Guernsey, Hancock, Henry, Highland, Holmes, Huron, Jackson, Knox, Lawrence, Licking, Logan, Madison, Marion, Miami, Montgomery, Morrow, Muskingum, Ottawa, Paulding, Preble, Putnam, Sandusky, Seneca, Shelby, Union, Wayne, Williams, Wood, Wyandot

  • OhioMeansJobs Allen County

    Lima · Comprehensive · 419-999-0360

    Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Cities in Allen County

Other Ohio counties

All of Ohio

Laid off or looking for work in Allen County?

See what to do first and the jobs open near you.

See your options after a layoff

Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); WARN notices from Ohio’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers.