Lorain County, OH jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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1.9%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.4% the month before
158,110
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
314,588
people in Lorain County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$70,693
median household income
Source: Census ACS
39%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Where Lorain County ranks
Where Lorain County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #3Counties where unemployment fell the most in the Midwest−1.5 points · of 100
- #3Counties where unemployment fell the most in the Great Lakes−1.5 points · of 100
- #4Counties with the lowest unemployment in the Great Lakes1.9% · of 100
- #9Best county job markets for job seekers in the Great Lakes73 / 100 · of 52
- #11Counties with the lowest unemployment in the Midwest1.9% · of 100
- #13Best county job markets for job seekers in the Midwest69 / 100 · of 68
Lorain 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 4.4% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 3.1% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 1.9%, down 1.5 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+2,771 jobs), hotels & food (+728 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: manufacturing (−336 jobs)
Learn and get funded in Lorain 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.
Lorain County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Lorain 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 Lorain 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.
- Avient15 open roles
- Emerson12 open roles
- Crane10 open roles
- Carvana8 open roles
- Vertiv Holdings7 open roles
- Ford Motor5 open roles
- Kafkis5 open roles
- Lubrizol4 open roles
- Federal Aviation Administration3 open roles
- Hunter Recruiting3 open roles
Colleges in Lorain County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oberlin College | Oberlin | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Lorain 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).
OhioMeansJobs Lorain County
Elyria · Comprehensive · 440-324-5244
M-F 8am - 4:30pm
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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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