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Lake County, OH jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Lake County’s unemployment rate is 1.6%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 123 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Lake County economy

  • 1.6%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    3.2% the month before

  • 126,443

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 232,101

    people in Lake County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $77,952

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 40%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Lake County layoffs

  • 1

    WARN layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 150

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 1

    employer

WARN notices filed in Lake County, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
Conn-Selmer, IncTakes effect Jun 30, 2026Lake County150ClosureState record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Lake 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. STERIS63 open roles
  2. Consolidated Precision Products4 open roles
  3. Giant Eagle4 open roles
  4. Michael Page4 open roles
  5. Buyers Products Company3 open roles
  6. Cintas3 open roles
  7. Elara Caring3 open roles
  8. Precision Castparts3 open roles
  9. Red Frog Solutions3 open roles
  10. Steris3 open roles

Colleges in Lake County

Colleges in Lake County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
Lake Erie CollegePainesvillePrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Rabbinical College TelsheWickliffePrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • OhioMeansJobs - Lake County

    Painesville · Comprehensive · 440-350-4323

    Mon.- Fri. 8:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.

Cities in Lake County

Other Ohio counties

All of Ohio

Laid off or looking for work in Lake 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.