NextChapter

Van Wert County, OH jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Van Wert County’s unemployment rate is 2.9%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 6 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Independent page. Not from or affiliated with the State of Ohio.

Looking for work in Ohio? See where you stand.

Not sure you match what employers here are hiring for? Get a free read on your fit, the jobs open near you and a plan for the weeks ahead.

Show me jobs near me

Van Wert County economy

  • 2.9%

    unemployment, Sep 2026

    3.8% the month before

  • 14,316

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 28,824

    people in Van Wert County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $65,344

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 34%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Van Wert 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 2.3% from 2022 to 2025
  • Population up 0.3% from 2020 to 2025
  • Unemployment 2.9%, down 0.9 points from a year ago

Learn and get funded in Van Wert County

Van Wert County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Van Wert 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.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Van Wert 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.

  1. Danfoss1 open role
  2. Driven Brands Holdings1 open role
  3. GPAC1 open role
  4. Human Capital Ventures1 open role
  5. Rural King1 open role
  6. The Citizens National Bank of Bluffton1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Van Wert 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 Van Wert County

    Van Wert · Affiliate · 419-623-4437

    M - F: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Cities in Van Wert County

Other Ohio counties

All of Ohio

Laid off or looking for work in Van Wert County?

See what to do first and the jobs open near you.

See your options after a layoff

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.

Applying and hearing nothing back?

Find out where you stand: your odds, the jobs that fit you and a plan for the week ahead. Free. No résumé needed.

Already a member? Log in

Get my Market Reality Assessment

Job seekers in Van Wert County looking to you for help, or openings you cannot fill?

Leave your work email. We'll send how organizations use NextChapter to reach job seekers in Van Wert County.

See how organizations use it