Jefferson County, OH jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Jefferson County’s unemployment rate is 4.2%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 78 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Jefferson County economy

4.2%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.5% the month before
27,962
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
64,855
people in Jefferson County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$56,983
median household income
Source: Census ACS
32%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Jefferson County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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.

BMO Bank29 open roles
John Hancock22 open roles
Sinclair5 open roles
Fitch Ratings4 open roles
Zurich Insurance Group4 open roles
GPAC2 open roles
CBTS1 open role
Katmai1 open role
Kyndryl1 open role
Novus Group1 open role

Colleges in Jefferson County

Colleges in Jefferson County
College	City	Type	Students
Franciscan University of Steubenville	Steubenville	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

OhioMeansJobs - Area 16 Workforce Development Board
Belmont, Carroll, Harrison, Jefferson

OhioMeansJobs Jefferson County
Steubenville · Comprehensive
8:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday

Cities in Jefferson County

Toronto64 jobs
Steubenville11 jobs
Brilliant3 jobs

Other Ohio counties

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Laid off or looking for work in Jefferson County?

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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.