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Union County, OH jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Union County’s unemployment rate is 2.9%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 139 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Union County economy

  • 2.9%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    3.6% the month before

  • 38,799

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 65,293

    people in Union County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $109,506

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 48%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Union County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Union 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 Union 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 Motor83 open roles
  2. Honda Dev. and Mfg. of Am.17 open roles
  3. Scotts Miracle-Gro13 open roles
  4. Aston Carter3 open roles
  5. Hawthorne Gardening3 open roles
  6. Bickford Senior Living2 open roles
  7. GPAC2 open roles
  8. Invenergy2 open roles
  9. Adecco1 open role
  10. Advanced Technology Innovation1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Greater Ohio Workforce Board, Inc.

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  • OhioMeansJobs Union County

    Marysville · Affiliate · 937-645-2018

    M-F 9:00-4:00

Cities in Union County

Other Ohio counties

All of Ohio

Laid off or looking for work in Union 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.