Defiance, OH jobs, layoffs and employers

Jobs in Defiance

• Oil Change Shop Manager - Shop#3020 - 1000 N Clinton StreetDriven Brands Holdings
• Manager, Respiratory Therapy - Defiance HospitalMercy
• Quality Assurance ManagerDecked
• Territory Manager (OH, Defiance)Charlie Health
• Plant Manager - Glass Manufacturing ComplexiLocatum Recruiting
• Recruiter, Banking and Insurance - Defiance, OH (Remote)GPAC
• Account ExecutiveElara Caring
• Manager, Respiratory Therapy - Defiance HospitalBon Secours Mercy Health

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Employers hiring most in Defiance

1. Bon Secours Mercy Health1 open role
2. Charlie Health1 open role
3. Decked1 open role
4. Driven Brands Holdings1 open role
5. Elara Caring1 open role
6. GPAC1 open role
7. iLocatum Recruiting1 open role
8. Mercy1 open role

Defiance layoffs

No layoff notices naming Defiance in the last 12 months are on file. The WARN Act covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

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Colleges in Defiance

Defiance County outlook: Building

Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.

• Private-sector jobs up 5.5% from 2022 to 2025
• Population up 0.1% from 2020 to 2025
• Unemployment 3.2%, down 0.7 points from a year ago

Local job-market news

Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Defiance. Each link goes to the publisher.

• 23 dental office closures in 2026Becker's Dental Review · Nov 4, 2026
• Ohio Jobless Claims Nearly Double, With Springfield Layoffs a Possible CauseThe Eastern Herald · Oct 15, 2026
• Washington Post to lay off more than 100 workers as it closes Springfield printing plantThe Business Journals · Oct 14, 2026
• Washington Post to Lay Off 118 Workers in Printing Plant RelocationTheWrap · Oct 14, 2026
• New Albany investment versus Springfield layoffs. Is Ohio's growth equitable?The Cincinnati Enquirer · Oct 9, 2026
• Historic Ohio truck plant shuts, leaving 1,341 jobless as new owner gives no reopening dateInternational Business Times UK on MSN · Oct 8, 2026
• Three-Time Trump Voter Flips After 1,400-Worker Ohio Factory Layoff Days Before Rally Where Trump Said the State Was 'Booming'International Business Times UK · Oct 5, 2026
• A gut punch in Ohio: Nearly 1,400 laid off at truck factory just days before Trump rallyThe Canadian Press on MSN · Oct 5, 2026

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Workforce development and job centers

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

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Defiance County economy

• 3.2%

  unemployment, Sep 2026

  3.9% the month before

• 19,450

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 38,258

  people in Defiance County

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $73,615

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 30%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

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