Salem, OH jobs, layoffs and employers

1 open professional jobs in Salem. Salem is in Champaign County.

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Employers hiring most in Salem

  1. The Crosby Company1 open role

Salem layoffs

No layoff notices naming Salem 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 Salem

Colleges in Salem
CollegeTypeStudents
Kent State University at SalemPublic 4-year1,000–4,999
Allegheny Wesleyan CollegePrivate non-profit 4-yearUnder 1,000

Champaign 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 14.4% from 2022 to 2025
  • Population up 0.2% from 2020 to 2025
  • Unemployment 3.3%, down 1.2 points from a year ago
  • Sectors adding the most jobs: manufacturing (+515 jobs)

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Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Salem. 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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Champaign County economy

  • 3.3%

    unemployment, Sep 2026

    4.5% the month before

  • 19,153

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 38,772

    people in Champaign County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $74,239

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 35%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

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Sources: 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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