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Shelby County, OH jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Shelby County’s unemployment rate is 3.0%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 53 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Shelby County economy

  • 3.0%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.0% the month before

  • 24,012

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 48,007

    people in Shelby County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $72,822

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 31%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Shelby County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Shelby 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 Shelby 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. American Honda Motor11 open roles
  2. Honda Dev. and Mfg. of Am.9 open roles
  3. Gilbane4 open roles
  4. Lincoln Electric Holdings4 open roles
  5. Amazon2 open roles
  6. Amazon Data Services2 open roles
  7. Cargill2 open roles
  8. Surety HR2 open roles
  9. Choice One Engineering1 open role
  10. City of Sidney, OH1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Greater Ohio Workforce Board, Inc.

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  • OhioMeansJobs Shelby County

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    Monday - Friday: 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Cities in Shelby County

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Laid off or looking for work in Shelby 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.