Brown County, OH jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Brown County’s unemployment rate is 3.6%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 10 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Brown County economy

3.6%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.3% the month before
20,236
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
43,710
people in Brown County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$69,990
median household income
Source: Census ACS
32%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Brown 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 2.6% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 1.6% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 3.6%, down 0.7 points from a year ago

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Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.

Brown County layoffs

1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
116
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

Layoff notices filed in Brown County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Sep 9, 2026	PJ TrailerTakes effect Nov 8, 2026	Brown County	116	Closure	State record

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Employers hiring most in Brown 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.

Zachry6 open roles
Kafkis1 open role
State of Ohio1 open role
System One1 open role
TT Electronics1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Brown 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).

Workforce Development Area 1 Adams, Brown, Pike, & Scioto Counties
Adams, Brown, Pike, Scioto

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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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