Wooster, OH jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Sales RepresentativeInternational Paper
- Customer Account CoordinatorInternational Paper
- Master Data AnalystCreative Financial Staffing
- Senior Supply Chain AnalystGenuine Search Group
- Assistant County AdministratorWayne County Community College
- Director of FinanceChristian Childrens Home of Ohio
- Territory Sales ManagerAlamo Group
- Manufacturing Project ManagerAlamo Group
- Human Resources GeneralistAlamo Group
- Manager YardAdvanced Drainage Systems
Employers hiring most in Wooster
- Alamo Group3 open roles
- International Paper2 open roles
- AAM - American Axle & Manufacturing1 open role
- Advanced Drainage Systems1 open role
- Buckeye Corrugated, Inc. (BCI)1 open role
- Christian Childrens Home of Ohio1 open role
- Creative Financial Staffing1 open role
- Genuine Search Group1 open role
- Gondola1 open role
- IDEX1 open role
Wooster layoffs
No layoff notices naming Wooster 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.
Colleges in Wooster
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| The College of Wooster | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Wayne 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 up 1.6% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 0.1% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.2%, down 0.5 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: management of companies (+1,103 jobs), hotels & food (+355 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: manufacturing (−1,249 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Wooster. 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 Wooster
- 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.
- Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
- Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Wooster. 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).
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Wayne County economy
3.2%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.7% the month before
55,150
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
116,618
people in Wayne County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$71,769
median household income
Source: Census ACS
33%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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