Wauseon, OH jobs, layoffs and employers

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- Branch ManagerOneMain Holdings
Employers hiring most in Wauseon
- OneMain Holdings1 open role
Wauseon layoffs
No layoff notices naming Wauseon 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.
Fulton 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 0.3% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 1.9% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.4%, down 0.9 points from a year ago
- Sectors losing the most jobs: manufacturing (−822 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Wauseon. 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
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Workforce development and job centers
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Fulton County economy
3.4%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.3% the month before
20,594
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
42,434
people in Fulton County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$72,866
median household income
Source: Census ACS
32%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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