Lake County, OH jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Lake County’s unemployment rate is 1.8%. Employers filed 2 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 137 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Lake County economy

1.8%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.0% the month before
126,455
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
232,101
people in Lake County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$77,952
median household income
Source: Census ACS
40%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Lake County ranks

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

November 2026

#3Best counties for laid-off professionals in the Midwest76 / 100 · of 68
#3Best counties for laid-off professionals in the Great Lakes78 / 100 · of 52
#3Counties with the lowest unemployment in the Great Lakes1.8% · of 100
#5Best county job markets for job seekers in the Great Lakes78 / 100 · of 52
#6Fastest-growing job markets in the Great Lakes+7.5% · of 100
#7Best county job markets for job seekers in the Midwest75 / 100 · of 68

Lake 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 7.5% from 2022 to 2025
Population down 0.1% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 1.8%, down 1.2 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: finance & insurance (+4,036 jobs), health care (+1,929 jobs)
Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−819 jobs)

Local job-market news

Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Lake County. Each link goes to the publisher.

Layoffs go into effect at the Morton Salt mine in Lake CountyCleveland 19 News on MSN · Oct 28, 2026

Learn and get funded in Lake 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.

Lake County layoffs

2
Layoff notices, last 12 months
227
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
2
employers

Layoff notices filed in Lake County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Oct 26, 2026	Morton SaltTakes effect Oct 26, 2026	Lake County	77	Layoff	State record
Apr 9, 2026	Conn-Selmer, IncTakes effect Jun 30, 2026	Lake County	150	Closure	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Lake 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.

STERIS62 open roles
Lubrizol20 open roles
Giant Eagle4 open roles
Kafkis4 open roles
Cintas3 open roles
Consolidated Precision Products3 open roles
Elara Caring2 open roles
Integra2 open roles
Marous Brothers Construction2 open roles
Michael Page2 open roles

Colleges in Lake County

Colleges in Lake County
College	City	Type	Students
Lake Erie College	Painesville	Private non-profit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Rabbinical College Telshe	Wickliffe	Private non-profit 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

Lake County Workforce Development Board
Lake

OhioMeansJobs - Lake County
Painesville · Comprehensive · 440-350-4323
Mon.- Fri. 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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