Van Wert County, OH jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Van Wert County’s unemployment rate is 2.9%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 9 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Van Wert County economy

2.9%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.0% the month before
14,544
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
28,824
people in Van Wert County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$65,344
median household income
Source: Census ACS
34%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Van Wert County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Van Wert 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 Van Wert 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.

Pro Staff2 open roles
Ames Construction1 open role
Central Insurance1 open role
Creative Financial Staffing1 open role
Danfoss1 open role
LVI Associates1 open role
Rural King1 open role
The Citizens National Bank of Bluffton1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

OhioMeansJobs - Area 8 Workforce Development Board
Auglaize, Hardin, Mercer, Van Wert

OhioMeansJobs Van Wert County
Van Wert · Affiliate · 419-623-4437
M - F: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Cities in Van Wert County

Van Wert9 jobs

Other Ohio counties

All of Ohio

Laid off or looking for work in Van Wert County?

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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.