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Delaware County, OH jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Delaware County’s unemployment rate is 3.1%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 23 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Delaware County economy

  • 3.1%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    3.8% the month before

  • 128,265

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 221,160

    people in Delaware County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $130,088

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 58%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Delaware County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Delaware 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 Delaware 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. Carvana7 open roles
  2. Bridge Credit Union3 open roles
  3. Amazon2 open roles
  4. Integrity Marketing Group2 open roles
  5. Molson Coors Beverage2 open roles
  6. Addus HomeCare1 open role
  7. Carters1 open role
  8. Chipotle Mexican Grill1 open role
  9. Creative Financial Staffing1 open role
  10. Crocs1 open role

Colleges in Delaware County

Colleges in Delaware County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
Ohio Wesleyan UniversityDelawarePrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Methodist Theological School in OhioDelawarePrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Delaware 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 - Delaware County

    Delaware · Affiliate · 740-833-2338

    Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:15pm

Cities in Delaware County

Other Ohio counties

All of Ohio

Laid off or looking for work in Delaware 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.