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Highland County, OH jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Highland County’s unemployment rate is 3.9%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 61 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Highland County economy

  • 3.9%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    5.3% the month before

  • 20,015

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 43,403

    people in Highland County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $62,008

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 30%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Highland County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Highland 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 Highland 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. The Cincinnati Insurance Companies5 open roles
  2. Cincinnati Insurance Company3 open roles
  3. Elwood Staffing3 open roles
  4. Pacific Manufacturing Ohio3 open roles
  5. Schneider Electric3 open roles
  6. Crescent Energy Company2 open roles
  7. Frontline Source Group2 open roles
  8. Koch Foods2 open roles
  9. Radiant Systems2 open roles
  10. Tedia Company2 open roles

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Highland 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 - Highland County (Greenfield Location)

    Greenfield · Comprehensive · 937-981-9718

  • OhioMeansJobs - Highland County (Hillsboro Location)

    Hillsboro · Comprehensive · 937-393-1933

    M-F 8 am-4:30 pm

Cities in Highland County

Other Ohio counties

All of Ohio

Laid off or looking for work in Highland 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.