Painesville, OH jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Financial Advisor - PNC Wealth ManagementPNC Financial Services Group
- Quality EngineerRanpak
- Quality EngineerDePaulo Consulting, LLC.
- Sales Representative - UniformCintas
- Management TraineeCintas
- Sales Representative - Facility ServicesCintas
- Director of Career Services & Workforce DevelopmentLake Erie College
- Deli Team Leader (Greater Painesville Area)Giant Eagle
- Meat Team Leader (Greater Painesville Area)Giant Eagle
- Floral Team LeaderGiant Eagle
Employers hiring most in Painesville
- Cintas3 open roles
- Giant Eagle3 open roles
- DePaulo Consulting, LLC.1 open role
- Lake Erie College1 open role
- PNC Financial Services Group1 open role
- Ranpak1 open role
Painesville layoffs
1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
77
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morton SaltTakes effect Oct 26, 2026 | Lake County | 77 | Layoff | State record |
Colleges in Painesville
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Erie College | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Lake 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 7.5% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 0.1% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 1.8%, down 1.2 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: finance & insurance (+4,036 jobs), health care (+1,929 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−819 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Painesville. Each link goes to the publisher.
- Layoffs go into effect at the Morton Salt mine in Lake CountyCleveland 19 News on MSN · Oct 28, 2026
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Lake County economy
1.8%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.0% the month before
126,455
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
232,101
people in Lake County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$77,952
median household income
Source: Census ACS
40%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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