Johnstown, OH jobs, layoffs and employers

Jobs in Johnstown

• Finance Manager - Johnstown JobArmstrong World Industries
• Team Lead (Fabrication - Afternoons) JobArmstrong World Industries
• Construction Project Manager IVTEKsystems
• Technical Services Mgr JobArmstrong Elevator Company
• Production Supervisor (3rd shift) JobArmstrong Elevator Company
• Data Center Facility ManagerAmazon

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Employers hiring most in Johnstown

1. Armstrong Elevator Company2 open roles
2. Armstrong World Industries2 open roles
3. Amazon1 open role
4. TEKsystems1 open role

Johnstown layoffs

No layoff notices naming Johnstown 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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Licking 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 6.1% from 2022 to 2025
• Population up 3.8% from 2020 to 2025
• Unemployment 3.3%, down 0.5 points from a year ago
• Sectors adding the most jobs: manufacturing (+3,695 jobs), construction (+2,180 jobs)
• Sectors losing the most jobs: transportation & warehousing (−4,764 jobs)

Local job-market news

Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Johnstown. 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 Johnstown

• 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.
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• Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.

Workforce development and job centers

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

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Licking County economy

• 3.3%

  unemployment, Sep 2026

  3.8% the month before

• 91,877

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 180,311

  people in Licking County

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $81,033

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 39%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

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