Delaware, OH jobs, layoffs and employers
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Show me jobs near meJobs in Delaware
- Outside Sales RepresentativeGroundworks Operations
- Sales RepresentativeInternational Paper
- Territory Sales RepresentativePIRTEK Marion
- Tax AssociateIntuit
- Probate ParalegalJobot
- Staff AccountantCreative Financial Staffing
- Business Development Coordinator / Internet Sales AgentByers Auto
- Personal Systems Sales EngineerJuniper Networks
- Inside Sales RepresentativeTriangle Fasteners
- Senior Account ExecutiveN2 - All Jobs
Employers hiring most in Delaware
- Vertiv Holdings24 open roles
- Builders FirstSource2 open roles
- Wieland Rolled Products North America2 open roles
- Attindas Hygiene Partners1 open role
- Attindas Hygiene Partners Group1 open role
- Bickford Senior Living1 open role
- Byers Auto1 open role
- Creative Financial Staffing1 open role
- GPAC1 open role
- Groundworks Operations1 open role
Delaware layoffs
No layoff notices naming Delaware 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.
Colleges in Delaware
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio Wesleyan University | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Methodist Theological School in Ohio | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
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 Delaware. 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
Learn and get funded in Delaware
- Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
- Your local workforce board and American Job Centers: training vouchers and re-employment help.
- Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
- Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Delaware. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
Laid off in Ohio? How to file for unemployment in Ohio (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).
- Greater Ohio Workforce Board, Inc.
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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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See your options after a layoffSources: Layoff notices from Ohio’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures. Ohio unemployment benefits and severance rules.
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