Ross County, OH jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Ross County’s unemployment rate is 4.2%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 33 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Ross County economy

4.2%
unemployment, Sep 2026
5.9% the month before
31,513
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
76,748
people in Ross County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$59,819
median household income
Source: Census ACS
32%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Ross County ranks

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

November 2026

#1Counties where unemployment fell the most in the Midwest−1.7 points · of 100
#1Counties where unemployment fell the most in the Great Lakes−1.7 points · of 100
#11Counties where unemployment fell the most−1.7 points · of 100

Ross County outlook: Steady

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

Private-sector jobs down 4.5% from 2022 to 2025
Population down 0.8% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 4.2%, down 1.7 points from a year ago
Sectors losing the most jobs: manufacturing (−414 jobs)

Learn and get funded in Ross 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.

Ross County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Ross 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.

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Employers hiring most in Ross 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.

Adena Health System16 open roles
Paccar2 open roles
State of Ohio2 open roles
USA Donaldson Company2 open roles
Veterans Health Administration2 open roles
Amazon1 open role
August Mack Environmental1 open role
Confidential1 open role
GPAC1 open role
iHeartMedia1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

Fairfield County Economic & Workforce Development/WIOA Area 20, Pickaway, Ross, Fairfield, Hocking and Vinton Counties
Fairfield, Hocking, Pickaway, Ross, Vinton

Cities in Ross County

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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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