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Hamilton County, OH jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Hamilton County’s unemployment rate is 3.7%. Employers filed 6 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 1,686 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Hamilton County economy

  • 3.7%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.6% the month before

  • 431,735

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 827,878

    people in Hamilton County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $70,816

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 46%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Hamilton County layoffs

  • 6

    WARN layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 930

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 6

    employers

WARN notices filed in Hamilton County, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
UPDATE 2 Republic National Distributing CompanyTakes effect Sep 29, 2026Hamilton County56ClosureState record
SDH Services West, LLCTakes effect Oct 1, 2026Hamilton County488ClosureState record
Bridgeway PointeTakes effect Oct 31, 2026Hamilton County49ClosureState record
Zenith Logistics IncTakes effect Apr 15, 2026Hamilton County225ClosureState record
Main Street Sports Group CincinnatiTakes effect Apr 14, 2026Hamilton County8ClosureState record
FTI Buyer LLC BIDFTA online actionsTakes effect Mar 6, 2026Hamilton County104ClosureState record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Hamilton 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. Medpace Holdings147 open roles
  2. Cincinnati Children's56 open roles
  3. Procter & Gamble52 open roles
  4. Western & Southern Financial Group49 open roles
  5. Kroger34 open roles
  6. L3HARRIS Technologies23 open roles
  7. UC Health17 open roles
  8. LHH14 open roles
  9. Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science13 open roles
  10. Minicircle13 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in Hamilton County

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

Colleges in Hamilton County

Colleges in Hamilton County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnatiPublic 4-year20,000+
Xavier UniversityCincinnatiPrivate nonprofit 4-year5,000–9,999
Mount St. Joseph UniversityCincinnatiPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Art Academy of CincinnatiCincinnatiPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Athenaeum of OhioCincinnatiPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Cincinnati College of Mortuary ScienceCincinnatiPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Gods Bible School and CollegeCincinnatiPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health ScienceCincinnatiPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
The Christ College of Nursing and Health SciencesCincinnatiPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000

Conferences in Hamilton County

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Hamilton County. No dates announced yet for the next edition.

All conferences

Workforce development and job centers

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

Cities in Hamilton County

Other Ohio counties

All of Ohio

Laid off or looking for work in Hamilton 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.