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Marion County, OH jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Marion County’s unemployment rate is 3.7%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 24 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Marion County economy

  • 3.7%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.5% the month before

  • 26,630

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 65,145

    people in Marion County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $57,306

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 27%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Marion County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Marion 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 Marion 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. JE Dunn Construction4 open roles
  2. Michels4 open roles
  3. Regal Rexnord3 open roles
  4. Bowling Green2 open roles
  5. Charter Communications2 open roles
  6. Innovasolutions2 open roles
  7. City of Cleveland1 open role
  8. CrewPath Journeys1 open role
  9. H.a.l.t.e.r.1 open role
  10. Jobot1 open role

Colleges in Marion County

Colleges in Marion County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
Ohio State University-Marion CampusMarionPublic 4-yearUnder 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Marion 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 - Marion County

    Marion · Affiliate · 740-382-0076

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

Cities in Marion County

Other Ohio counties

All of Ohio

Laid off or looking for work in Marion 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.