Defiance County, OH jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Defiance County economy

• 3.2%

  unemployment, Sep 2026

  3.9% the month before

• 19,450

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 38,258

  people in Defiance County

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $73,615

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 30%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Defiance County outlook: Building

Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.

• Private-sector jobs up 5.5% from 2022 to 2025
• Population up 0.1% from 2020 to 2025
• Unemployment 3.2%, down 0.7 points from a year ago

Local job-market news

Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Defiance County. 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 Defiance County

• 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.

Defiance County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Defiance 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.

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Employers hiring most in Defiance 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.

1. Vertiv Holdings24 open roles
2. Builders FirstSource2 open roles
3. GPAC2 open roles
4. Wieland Rolled Products North America2 open roles
5. Attindas Hygiene Partners1 open role
6. Attindas Hygiene Partners Group1 open role
7. Bickford Senior Living1 open role
8. Bon Secours Mercy Health1 open role
9. Byers Auto1 open role
10. Charlie Health1 open role

Colleges in Defiance County

Workforce development and job centers

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

• Greater Ohio Workforce Board, Inc.

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