Mahoning County, OH jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Mahoning County’s unemployment rate is 4.7%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 60 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Mahoning County economy

4.7%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.6% the month before
101,756
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
227,063
people in Mahoning County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$55,576
median household income
Source: Census ACS
35%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Mahoning County outlook: Cooling

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

Private-sector jobs down 0.1% from 2022 to 2025
Population down 1.4% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 4.7%, up 0.1 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+1,592 jobs), manufacturing (+353 jobs)
Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−534 jobs), transportation & warehousing (−509 jobs)

Local job-market news

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

Comprehensive Behavioral Health Associates closing locationsYahoo · Oct 2, 2026
AT&T call center in Boardman closing after 16 yearsWFMJ · Oct 1, 2026

Learn and get funded in Mahoning 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.

Mahoning County layoffs

1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
370
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

Layoff notices filed in Mahoning County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Jun 17, 2026	Schwebel Baking Company YoungstownTakes effect Jul 6, 2026	Mahoning County	370	Closure	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Mahoning 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.

Bon Secours Mercy Health3 open roles
CoreCivic2 open roles
Headquarters, Air Force Reserve Command2 open roles
LifePoint Health2 open roles
Mercy Without Limits2 open roles
Youngstown State University2 open roles
Akron Childrens Hospital1 open role
Astro Shapes1 open role
Autozone1 open role
Best in Recruiting1 open role

Colleges in Mahoning County

Colleges in Mahoning County
College	City	Type	Students
Youngstown State University	Youngstown	Public 4-year	10,000–19,999

Conferences in Mahoning County

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Mahoning County. 1 with dates announced.

America Makes MMX
Aug 3 to Aug 4, 2027 · Youngstown, OH
Paid ticket. Registration Coming Soon.

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Workforce development and job centers

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

WDA 17, Workforce Development Board of Mahoning and Columbiana Counties
Columbiana, Mahoning

OhioMeansJobs Mahoning County
Boardman · Affiliate · 330-965-1787
Mon. -Fri. :8:00 a.m.-4:00 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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