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Guernsey County, OH jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Guernsey County’s unemployment rate is 3.8%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 24 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Guernsey County economy

  • 3.8%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    5.0% the month before

  • 16,766

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 38,283

    people in Guernsey County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $55,756

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 29%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Guernsey County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Guernsey 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 Guernsey 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. Kerry5 open roles
  2. Colgate Palmolive4 open roles
  3. Bicon2 open roles
  4. Carter Lumber2 open roles
  5. Daimler Truck North America2 open roles
  6. Insight Global2 open roles
  7. International Paper2 open roles
  8. Quanex2 open roles
  9. U.S. Bridge2 open roles
  10. Basic Systems1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

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Cities in Guernsey County

Other Ohio counties

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Laid off or looking for work in Guernsey 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.