Medina County, OH jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Medina County’s unemployment rate is 1.6%. Employers filed 2 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 35 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Medina County economy

1.6%
unemployment, Sep 2026
2.8% the month before
101,039
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
183,049
people in Medina County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$92,660
median household income
Source: Census ACS
44%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Medina County ranks

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

November 2026

#1Counties with the lowest unemployment in the Great Lakes1.6% · of 100
#2Counties with the lowest unemployment in the Midwest1.6% · of 100
#3Counties with the lowest unemployment1.6% · of 100
#8Counties where unemployment fell the most in the Midwest−1.2 points · of 100
#8Counties where unemployment fell the most in the Great Lakes−1.2 points · of 100
#20Fastest-growing job markets in the Great Lakes+4.9% · of 100

Medina 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 4.9% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 1.3% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 1.6%, down 1.2 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+1,861 jobs), finance & insurance (+477 jobs)
Sectors losing the most jobs: wholesale (−488 jobs), admin & staffing (−303 jobs)

Learn and get funded in Medina 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.

Medina County layoffs

2
Layoff notices, last 12 months
99
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
2
employers

Layoff notices filed in Medina County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Jun 29, 2026	Shiloh IndustriesTakes effect Aug 30, 2026	Medina County	43	Closure	State record
Feb 2, 2026	First Financial BancorpTakes effect Mar 19, 2026	Medina County	56	Layoff	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Medina 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.

Aldi US2 open roles
Chart Industries2 open roles
Enthusiast Auto Holdings2 open roles
Giant Eagle2 open roles
Kafkis2 open roles
RPM International2 open roles
Solvenow2 open roles
The HT Group2 open roles
Timken2 open roles
AutoZone1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

Summit/Medina Workforce Development Board
Medina, Summit

OhioMeansJobs Medina County
Medina · Affiliate · 330-723-9675
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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