Ashtabula County, OH jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Ashtabula County’s unemployment rate is 1.9%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 15 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Ashtabula County economy

1.9%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.5% the month before
44,296
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
97,343
people in Ashtabula County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$55,507
median household income
Source: Census ACS
28%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Ashtabula County ranks

Where Ashtabula County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.

November 2026

#2Counties where unemployment fell the most in the Midwest−1.6 points · of 100
#2Counties where unemployment fell the most in the Great Lakes−1.6 points · of 100
#5Counties with the lowest unemployment in the Great Lakes1.9% · of 100
#12Counties with the lowest unemployment in the Midwest1.9% · of 100
#16Counties where unemployment fell the most−1.6 points · of 100
#19Counties with the lowest unemployment1.9% · of 100

Ashtabula 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 2.1% from 2022 to 2025
Population down 0.8% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 1.9%, down 1.6 points from a year ago
Sectors losing the most jobs: manufacturing (−823 jobs), professional & technical (−361 jobs)

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Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.

Ashtabula County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Ashtabula County 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.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Ashtabula County

Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.

Affinity Executive Search1 open role
Ashtabula County Medical Center1 open role
Ashtabula Regional Medical Center1 open role
Charter Communications1 open role
Energy Panel Structures1 open role
Honeywell International1 open role
Huntsman1 open role
iLocatum1 open role
Ineos1 open role
Ineos Pigments USA1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Ashtabula County. 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).

Northeast Ohio Consortium Council of Governments, Agent for the Ohio Area 19 Workforce Development Board (Ashtabula, Geauga, and Portage Counties)
Ashtabula, Geauga, Portage

OhioMeansJobs - Ashtabula County
Ashtabula · Comprehensive · 440-994-2508
M-F: 8:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.

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Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); layoff notices from Ohio’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers. Ohio unemployment benefits and severance rules.

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