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Cuyahoga County, OH jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Cuyahoga County’s unemployment rate is 1.9%. Employers filed 8 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 1,521 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Cuyahoga County economy

  • 1.9%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    3.8% the month before

  • 628,553

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 1,249,418

    people in Cuyahoga County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $62,823

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 44%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Cuyahoga County layoffs

  • 8

    WARN layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 488

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 8

    employers

WARN notices filed in Cuyahoga County, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
Marc Glassman, Inc.Takes effect Nov 10, 2026Cuyahoga County55ClosureState record
Notions MarketingTakes effect Jun 28, 2026Cuyahoga County3LayoffState record
UPDATE First Brands Group Cuyahoga 4Takes effect Feb 27, 2026Cuyahoga County110ClosureState record
Louis Vuitton USA, IncTakes effect Mar 14, 2026Cuyahoga County11ClosureState record
Saks & Company LLC BeachwoodTakes effect May 6, 2026Cuyahoga County70ClosureState record
First Brands Group CuyahogaTakes effect Feb 23, 2026Cuyahoga County146LayoffState record
Main Street Sports Group ClevelandTakes effect Apr 14, 2026Cuyahoga County27ClosureState record
Double Tree ClevelandTakes effect Jan 28, 2026Cuyahoga County66ClosureState record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Cuyahoga 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. KeyBank34 open roles
  2. Eaton30 open roles
  3. Sherwin Williams30 open roles
  4. Flexjet29 open roles
  5. KeyBank27 open roles
  6. PPG Industries21 open roles
  7. KeyBank National Association20 open roles
  8. Lincoln Electric Holdings19 open roles
  9. PNC Financial Services Group19 open roles
  10. CrossCountry Mortgage17 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in Cuyahoga County

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

Colleges in Cuyahoga County

Colleges in Cuyahoga County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
Case Western Reserve UniversityClevelandPrivate nonprofit 4-year10,000–19,999
Cleveland State UniversityClevelandPublic 4-year10,000–19,999
Baldwin Wallace UniversityBereaPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
John Carroll UniversityUniversity HeightsPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Cleveland Institute of ArtClevelandPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Cleveland Institute of MusicClevelandPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Lakewood UniversityCleveland HeightsPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Ursuline CollegePepper PikePrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000

Conferences in Cuyahoga County

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Cuyahoga County. 8 with dates announced.

All conferences

Workforce development and job centers

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

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Cities in Cuyahoga County

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Laid off or looking for work in Cuyahoga County?

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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.