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Erie County, OH jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Erie County’s unemployment rate is 3.5%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 7 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Erie County economy

  • 3.5%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.3% the month before

  • 39,622

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 74,938

    people in Erie County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $68,431

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 35%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Erie County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Erie 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 Erie 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. Sierra Lobo3 open roles
  2. Ardagh Metal Packaging1 open role
  3. Humanetics Group1 open role
  4. Toast1 open role
  5. XPO1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Erie 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 Erie County

    Sandusky · Affiliate · 419-624-6451

    Mon. - Fri. 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Cities in Erie County

Other Ohio counties

All of Ohio

Laid off or looking for work in Erie 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.