Van Wert, OH jobs, layoffs and employers

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Show me jobs near meJobs in Van Wert
- Oil Change Shop Manager - Shop#779 - 104 Christopher CrossingDriven Brands Holdings
- Manufacturing EngineerDanfoss
- Welding EngineerHuman Capital Ventures
- Recruiter, Banking and Insurance - Van Wert, OH (Remote)GPAC
- Human Resources LeadRural King
- Investment Administrative AssistantThe Citizens National Bank of Bluffton
Employers hiring most in Van Wert
- Danfoss1 open role
- Driven Brands Holdings1 open role
- GPAC1 open role
- Human Capital Ventures1 open role
- Rural King1 open role
- The Citizens National Bank of Bluffton1 open role
Van Wert layoffs
No layoff notices naming Van Wert 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.
Van Wert County outlook: Steady
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs down 2.3% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 0.3% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 2.9%, down 0.9 points from a year ago
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Workforce development and job centers
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- OhioMeansJobs - Area 8 Workforce Development Board
Auglaize, Hardin, Mercer, Van Wert
OhioMeansJobs Van Wert County
Van Wert · Affiliate · 419-623-4437
M - F: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Van Wert County economy
2.9%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.8% the month before
14,316
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
28,824
people in Van Wert County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$65,344
median household income
Source: Census ACS
34%
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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