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Ottawa County, OH jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Ottawa County’s unemployment rate is 3.6%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 11 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Ottawa County economy

  • 3.6%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.5% the month before

  • 20,989

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 40,161

    people in Ottawa County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $75,728

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 35%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Ottawa County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Ottawa 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 Ottawa 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. MATERION5 open roles
  2. Materion4 open roles
  3. Katalyst Healthcares and Life Sciences1 open role
  4. Sika1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

    Oak Harbor · Affiliate · 419-707-8605

    Monday - Thursday, 8am - 4:00pm

Cities in Ottawa County

Other Ohio counties

All of Ohio

Laid off or looking for work in Ottawa 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.