Geauga County, OH jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meGeauga County economy
1.6%
unemployment, Sep 2026
2.8% the month before
49,958
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
95,479
people in Geauga County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$100,783
median household income
Source: Census ACS
41%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Where Geauga County ranks
Where Geauga County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #2Counties with the lowest unemployment in the Great Lakes1.6% · of 100
- #3Counties with the lowest unemployment in the Midwest1.6% · of 100
- #4Counties with the lowest unemployment1.6% · of 100
- #9Counties where unemployment fell the most in the Midwest−1.2 points · of 100
- #9Counties where unemployment fell the most in the Great Lakes−1.2 points · of 100
Geauga 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 5.7% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 0.3% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 1.6%, down 1.2 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+547 jobs), finance & insurance (+466 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: manufacturing (−675 jobs)
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- 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.
Geauga County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Geauga 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.
Employers hiring most in Geauga 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.
- Cabinetworks Group2 open roles
- Creative Financial Staffing2 open roles
- Andersen Corporation/Renewal by Andersen1 open role
- HomeWorks Energy1 open role
- Masco1 open role
- Multi-Wing1 open role
- NextBeam1 open role
- Ravenwood Health1 open role
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Geauga 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 Geauga County
Chardon · Affiliate · 440-285-1116
Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.- 3:30 p.m.
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See your options after a layoffSources: 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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