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Knox County, OH jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Knox County’s unemployment rate is 3.3%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 16 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Knox County economy

  • 3.3%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.3% the month before

  • 30,032

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 62,888

    people in Knox County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $73,988

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 35%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Knox County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Knox 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 Knox 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. Kenyon College11 open roles
  2. Knox County Ohio2 open roles
  3. Charter Communications1 open role
  4. DSG Global1 open role
  5. Kokosing1 open role

Colleges in Knox County

Colleges in Knox County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
Kenyon CollegeGambierPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Mount Vernon Nazarene UniversityMount VernonPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Knox 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 Knox County/Opportunity Knox Employment Center

    Mount Vernon · Comprehensive · 740-392-9675

    Hours: M-F 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Cities in Knox County

Other Ohio counties

All of Ohio

Laid off or looking for work in Knox 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.