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Licking County, OH jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Licking County’s unemployment rate is 3.4%. Employers filed 4 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 68 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Licking County economy

  • 3.4%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.2% the month before

  • 92,516

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 180,311

    people in Licking County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $81,033

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 39%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Licking County layoffs

  • 4

    WARN layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 432

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 4

    employers

WARN notices filed in Licking County, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
Schwebel Baking Company HebronTakes effect Jul 6, 2026Licking County110ClosureState record
Wood Group USA Inc.Takes effect Jul 26, 2026Licking County92LayoffState record
Milestone Technologies, Inc.Takes effect Jun 28, 2026Licking County105ClosureState record
Ten Sixty Logistics LLCTakes effect Mar 31, 2026Licking County125ClosureState record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Licking 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. Carvana7 open roles
  2. Amazon5 open roles
  3. Armstrong Elevator Company3 open roles
  4. Bickford Senior Living3 open roles
  5. Bechtel2 open roles
  6. Contract Lumber2 open roles
  7. Food Management Search2 open roles
  8. GPAC2 open roles
  9. Jeld-Wen2 open roles
  10. Stark & Knoll2 open roles

Colleges in Licking County

Colleges in Licking County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
Denison UniversityGranvillePrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Ohio State University-Newark CampusNewarkPublic 4-year1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Licking 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 Licking County

    Newark · Affiliate · 740-670-8700

    Mon-Fri is currently 8am-4:30pm

Cities in Licking County

Other Ohio counties

All of Ohio

Laid off or looking for work in Licking 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.