Athens County, OH jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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
Athens County layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Athens County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Employers hiring most in Athens 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.
- Illinois Tool Works12 open roles
- Creative Financial Staffing3 open roles
- RTX3 open roles
- American Honda Motor2 open roles
- Conagra Brands2 open roles
- Premier Health2 open roles
- Talnt2 open roles
- Ad Mortgage1 open role
- Aspen Careers1 open role
- AT3 Professional Staffing Solutions1 open role
Colleges in Athens County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio University-Main Campus | Athens | Public 4-year | 20,000+ |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Athens County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- OhioMeansJobs - Area 14 Workforce Development Board
Athens, Meigs, Perry
Cities in Athens County
- Troy36 jobs
- Athens5 jobs
- Dover5 jobs
- Nelsonville3 jobs
Other Ohio counties
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See your options after a layoffSources: 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.