Washington County, OH jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Washington County’s unemployment rate is 3.8%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 92 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Washington County economy

3.8%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.6% the month before
27,151
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
59,318
people in Washington County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$61,355
median household income
Source: Census ACS
33%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Washington County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Washington 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 Washington 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.

Thermo Fisher Scientific9 open roles
Honeywell International7 open roles
Charter Communications6 open roles
Airgas4 open roles
AVI Foodsystems3 open roles
Giant Eagle3 open roles
Cognify Global2 open roles
Confidential2 open roles
Piper Maddox2 open roles
Spectrum2 open roles

Colleges in Washington County

Colleges in Washington County
College	City	Type	Students
Marietta College	Marietta	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

OhioMeansJobs - Area 15 Workforce Development Board
Monroe, Morgan, Noble, Washington

OhioMeansJobs Center - Washington County
Marietta · Comprehensive · 740-434-0758
8:00 am - 4:00pm Mon - Fri

Cities in Washington County

Independence45 jobs
Marietta25 jobs
Warren18 jobs

Other Ohio counties

All of Ohio

Laid off or looking for work in Washington 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.