Ohio County, WV jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Ohio County’s unemployment rate is 4.2%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 13 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Ohio County economy

4.2%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.4% the month before
17,649
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
41,904
people in Ohio County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$57,867
median household income
Source: Census ACS
39%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Ohio County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Ohio 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 Ohio 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.

Nexstar Media Group3 open roles
Youth Services System2 open roles
Dublin, OH1 open role
FSA1 open role
Museum of Play1 open role
National Council on Aging1 open role
Oglebay1 open role
RAYUS Radiology1 open role
Wheeling1 open role
WVU Medicine1 open role

Colleges in Ohio County

Colleges in Ohio County
College	City	Type	Students
West Liberty University	West Liberty	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999
Wheeling University	Wheeling	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

Northern Panhandle Workforce Development Board
Brooke, Hancock, Marshall, Ohio, Tyler, Wetzel

Workforce WV - Wheeling
Triadelphia · Comprehensive · 304-232-6280
Monday - Friday. 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

Cities in Ohio County

Other West Virginia counties

All of West Virginia

Laid off or looking for work in Ohio 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 West Virginia’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers.