Lorain County, OH jobs, unemployment and layoffs
Lorain County economy
1.8%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.7% the month before
158,123
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
314,588
people in Lorain County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$70,693
median household income
Source: Census ACS
39%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Lorain County layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Lorain County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Employers hiring most in Lorain 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.
- Emerson17 open roles
- Vertiv Holdings10 open roles
- Crane8 open roles
- MATERION4 open roles
- Barksdale Resources3 open roles
- Carvana3 open roles
- AJ Rose2 open roles
- American Family Insurance2 open roles
- Bausch Health2 open roles
- Camaco2 open roles
Colleges in Lorain County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oberlin College | Oberlin | Private nonprofit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Lorain County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
OhioMeansJobs Lorain County
Elyria · Comprehensive · 440-324-5244
M-F 8am - 4:30pm
Cities in Lorain County
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Laid off or looking for work in Lorain County?
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See your options after a layoffSources: 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.