Fairfield County, OH jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Fairfield County’s unemployment rate is 3.3%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 23 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Fairfield County economy

3.3%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.8% the month before
83,516
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
161,289
people in Fairfield County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$87,069
median household income
Source: Census ACS
41%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Fairfield County ranks

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

November 2026

#1Fastest-growing job markets in the Great Lakes+9.7% · of 100
#3Fastest-growing job markets in the Midwest+9.7% · of 100

Fairfield 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 9.7% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 6.5% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 3.3%, down 0.5 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+1,950 jobs), construction (+741 jobs)

Learn and get funded in Fairfield 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.

Fairfield County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Fairfield 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 Fairfield 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.

Bechtel5 open roles
Bechtel Energy2 open roles
Cintas2 open roles
Andritz Hydro1 open role
Bechtel1 open role
Bechtel Plant Machinery1 open role
Bickford Senior Living1 open role
Carter Lumber1 open role
Creative Financial Staffing1 open role
Google1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

Fairfield County Economic & Workforce Development/WIOA Area 20, Pickaway, Ross, Fairfield, Hocking and Vinton Counties
Fairfield, Hocking, Pickaway, Ross, Vinton

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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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