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Richland County, OH jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Richland County’s unemployment rate is 3.9%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 41 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Richland County economy

  • 3.9%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    5.0% the month before

  • 52,280

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 125,138

    people in Richland County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $57,649

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 32%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Richland County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Richland 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 Richland 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. Creative Financial Staffing6 open roles
  2. IDEX5 open roles
  3. Discovery School, Mansfield Ohio2 open roles
  4. Emerson2 open roles
  5. Sutton Bank2 open roles
  6. Acadia Healthcare Company1 open role
  7. Adena1 open role
  8. Akron Children's - Physician Recruitment1 open role
  9. Akron Childrens Hospital1 open role
  10. Benjamin Steel Company1 open role

Colleges in Richland County

Colleges in Richland County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
Ohio State University-Mansfield CampusMansfieldPublic 4-yearUnder 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • OhioMeansJobs Richland County

    Mansfield · Comprehensive · 419-774-5300

    Mon. - Fri. 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Cities in Richland County

Other Ohio counties

All of Ohio

Laid off or looking for work in Richland 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.