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Fayette County, OH jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Fayette County’s unemployment rate is 3.5%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 21 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Fayette County economy

  • 3.5%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.7% the month before

  • 13,866

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 28,880

    people in Fayette County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $60,047

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 27%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Fayette County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Fayette 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 Fayette 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. Amazon11 open roles
  2. Barton Malow2 open roles
  3. Colgate Palmolive2 open roles
  4. L2 Brands1 open role
  5. Mckesson1 open role
  6. Qualified Recruiter1 open role
  7. Rose International1 open role
  8. TEKsystems1 open role
  9. United Bags1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Greater Ohio Workforce Board, Inc.

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  • OhioMeansJobs Fayette County

    Washington C.H. · Affiliate · 740-313-0101

    Monday - Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Cities in Fayette County

Other Ohio counties

All of Ohio

Laid off or looking for work in Fayette 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.