Counties in Ohio by covered employment (QCEW)

Cuyahoga County had the highest covered employment (QCEW) of 88 counties in 2014, at 708,513 jobs. Vinton County had the lowest, at 2,251 jobs. The median was 20,151 jobs and the figure for Ohio was 5,183,462 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest708,513Cuyahoga County
Lowest2,251Vinton County
Median20,15188 counties
Ohio5,183,462History

Map of counties, 2014

Adams County: 5,570 jobsAllen County: 49,814 jobsAshland County: 17,958 jobsAshtabula County: 30,015 jobsAthens County: 20,174 jobsAuglaize County: 20,316 jobsBelmont County: 23,682 jobsBrown County: 8,146 jobsButler County: 142,924 jobsCarroll County: 6,766 jobsChampaign County: 10,533 jobsClark County: 48,930 jobsClermont County: 55,227 jobsClinton County: 15,732 jobsColumbiana County: 30,840 jobsCoshocton County: 10,595 jobsCrawford County: 13,240 jobsCuyahoga County: 708,513 jobsDarke County: 17,948 jobsDefiance County: 16,025 jobsDelaware County: 82,151 jobsErie County: 36,471 jobsFairfield County: 41,230 jobsFayette County: 11,251 jobsFranklin County: 705,790 jobsFulton County: 17,783 jobsGallia County: 10,914 jobsGeauga County: 33,463 jobsGreene County: 68,622 jobsGuernsey County: 15,340 jobsHamilton County: 499,116 jobsHancock County: 43,597 jobsHardin County: 8,338 jobsHarrison County: 4,068 jobsHenry County: 11,065 jobsHighland County: 10,444 jobsHocking County: 6,467 jobsHolmes County: 18,063 jobsHuron County: 20,125 jobsJackson County: 10,342 jobsJefferson County: 21,032 jobsKnox County: 20,127 jobsLake County: 94,313 jobsLawrence County: 12,517 jobsLicking County: 51,992 jobsLogan County: 19,317 jobsLorain County: 95,795 jobsLucas County: 204,692 jobsMadison County: 14,807 jobsMahoning County: 98,028 jobsMarion County: 23,706 jobsMedina County: 58,785 jobsMeigs County: 3,547 jobsMercer County: 18,857 jobsMiami County: 39,992 jobsMonroe County: 3,080 jobsMontgomery County: 245,950 jobsMorgan County: 2,587 jobsMorrow County: 4,886 jobsMuskingum County: 31,972 jobsNoble County: 3,261 jobsOttawa County: 13,718 jobsPaulding County: 4,768 jobsPerry County: 5,869 jobsPickaway County: 13,584 jobsPike County: 9,058 jobsPortage County: 53,676 jobsPreble County: 10,425 jobsPutnam County: 11,461 jobsRichland County: 50,881 jobsRoss County: 27,196 jobsSandusky County: 25,786 jobsScioto County: 23,028 jobsSeneca County: 18,486 jobsShelby County: 26,258 jobsStark County: 158,336 jobsSummit County: 260,173 jobsTrumbull County: 69,322 jobsTuscarawas County: 36,075 jobsUnion County: 30,035 jobsVan Wert County: 10,692 jobsVinton County: 2,251 jobsWarren County: 83,134 jobsWashington County: 24,687 jobsWayne County: 44,557 jobsWilliams County: 16,749 jobsWood County: 61,219 jobsWyandot County: 8,815 jobs
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jobs, 2014. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2014

Cuyahoga County: 708,513 jobsCuyahoga County708,513Franklin County: 705,790 jobsFranklin County705,790Hamilton County: 499,116 jobsHamilton County499,116Summit County: 260,173 jobsSummit County260,173Montgomery County: 245,950 jobsMontgomery County245,950Lucas County: 204,692 jobsLucas County204,692Stark County: 158,336 jobsStark County158,336Butler County: 142,924 jobsButler County142,924Mahoning County: 98,028 jobsMahoning County98,028Lorain County: 95,795 jobsLorain County95,795Lake County: 94,313 jobsLake County94,313Warren County: 83,134 jobsWarren County83,134Delaware County: 82,151 jobsDelaware County82,151Trumbull County: 69,322 jobsTrumbull County69,322Greene County: 68,622 jobsGreene County68,622Wood County: 61,219 jobsWood County61,219Medina County: 58,785 jobsMedina County58,785Clermont County: 55,227 jobsClermont County55,227Portage County: 53,676 jobsPortage County53,676Licking County: 51,992 jobsLicking County51,992Richland County: 50,881 jobsRichland County50,881Allen County: 49,814 jobsAllen County49,814Clark County: 48,930 jobsClark County48,930Wayne County: 44,557 jobsWayne County44,557Hancock County: 43,597 jobsHancock County43,597Fairfield County: 41,230 jobsFairfield County41,230Miami County: 39,992 jobsMiami County39,992Erie County: 36,471 jobsErie County36,471Tuscarawas County: 36,075 jobsTuscarawas County36,075Geauga County: 33,463 jobsGeauga County33,463Muskingum County: 31,972 jobsMuskingum County31,972Columbiana County: 30,840 jobsColumbiana County30,840Union County: 30,035 jobsUnion County30,035Ashtabula County: 30,015 jobsAshtabula County30,015Ross County: 27,196 jobsRoss County27,196Shelby County: 26,258 jobsShelby County26,258Sandusky County: 25,786 jobsSandusky County25,786Washington County: 24,687 jobsWashington County24,687Marion County: 23,706 jobsMarion County23,706Belmont County: 23,682 jobsBelmont County23,682Cuyahoga County: 708,513 jobsCuyahoga County708,513Franklin County: 705,790 jobsFranklin County705,790Hamilton County: 499,116 jobsHamilton County499,116Summit County: 260,173 jobsSummit County260,173Montgomery County: 245,950 jobsMontgomery County245,950Lucas County: 204,692 jobsLucas County204,692Stark County: 158,336 jobsStark County158,336Butler County: 142,924 jobsButler County142,924Mahoning County: 98,028 jobsMahoning County98,028Lorain County: 95,795 jobsLorain County95,795Lake County: 94,313 jobsLake County94,313Warren County: 83,134 jobsWarren County83,134Delaware County: 82,151 jobsDelaware County82,151Trumbull County: 69,322 jobsTrumbull County69,322Greene County: 68,622 jobsGreene County68,622Wood County: 61,219 jobsWood County61,219Medina County: 58,785 jobsMedina County58,785Clermont County: 55,227 jobsClermont County55,227Portage County: 53,676 jobsPortage County53,676Licking County: 51,992 jobsLicking County51,992Richland County: 50,881 jobsRichland County50,881Allen County: 49,814 jobsAllen County49,814Clark County: 48,930 jobsClark County48,930Wayne County: 44,557 jobsWayne County44,557Hancock County: 43,597 jobsHancock County43,597Fairfield County: 41,230 jobsFairfield County41,230Miami County: 39,992 jobsMiami County39,992Erie County: 36,471 jobsErie County36,471Tuscarawas County: 36,075 jobsTuscarawas County36,075Geauga County: 33,463 jobsGeauga County33,463Muskingum County: 31,972 jobsMuskingum County31,972Columbiana County: 30,840 jobsColumbiana County30,840Union County: 30,035 jobsUnion County30,035Ashtabula County: 30,015 jobsAshtabula County30,015Ross County: 27,196 jobsRoss County27,196Shelby County: 26,258 jobsShelby County26,258Sandusky County: 25,786 jobsSandusky County25,786Washington County: 24,687 jobsWashington County24,687Marion County: 23,706 jobsMarion County23,706Belmont County: 23,682 jobsBelmont County23,682
jobs. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014
jobs
Change on 2013
1Cuyahoga County708,513+0.1%
2Franklin County705,790+2.3%
3Hamilton County499,116+1.1%
4Summit County260,173+1.4%
5Montgomery County245,950+1.5%
6Lucas County204,692+1.3%
7Stark County158,336+1.5%
8Butler County142,924+2.8%
9Mahoning County98,028+0.2%
10Lorain County95,795+1.1%
11Lake County94,313+0.9%
12Warren County83,134+2.9%
13Delaware County82,151+0.8%
14Trumbull County69,322-0.1%
15Greene County68,622+1%
16Wood County61,219+2.4%
17Medina County58,785+1.2%
18Clermont County55,227+3%
19Portage County53,676+3.1%
20Licking County51,992+1.8%
21Richland County50,881+1.2%
22Allen County49,814-0.7%
23Clark County48,930+0.8%
24Wayne County44,557+2%
25Hancock County43,597+2.4%
26Fairfield County41,230+0.6%
27Miami County39,992+1.2%
28Erie County36,471-0.3%
29Tuscarawas County36,075+2.3%
30Geauga County33,463+1.2%
31Muskingum County31,972-0.4%
32Columbiana County30,840+1.1%
33Union County30,035+3.8%
34Ashtabula County30,015-0.5%
35Ross County27,196+3.1%
36Shelby County26,258+0.6%
37Sandusky County25,786+1.2%
38Washington County24,687+2.7%
39Marion County23,706+0.5%
40Belmont County23,682+3.7%
41Scioto County23,028+1.6%
42Jefferson County21,032-1%
43Auglaize County20,316+4.1%
44Athens County20,174+1.9%
45Knox County20,127+3.6%
46Huron County20,125-0.1%
47Logan County19,317+2.3%
48Mercer County18,857+2.4%
49Seneca County18,486+1%
50Holmes County18,063-0.3%
51Ashland County17,958+2.5%
52Darke County17,948+0.4%
53Fulton County17,783+1%
54Williams County16,749+2.6%
55Defiance County16,025+3%
56Clinton County15,732+1.9%
57Guernsey County15,340+5.7%
58Madison County14,807+2.9%
59Ottawa County13,718+0.5%
60Pickaway County13,584-1.8%
61Crawford County13,240+0.4%
62Lawrence County12,517+1.9%
63Putnam County11,461+0.6%
64Fayette County11,251-1.3%
65Henry County11,065-0.8%
66Gallia County10,914+0.3%
67Van Wert County10,692+4.1%
68Coshocton County10,595-1.6%
69Champaign County10,533+1.7%
70Highland County10,444+1.6%
71Preble County10,425+0.9%
72Jackson County10,342-2.1%
73Pike County9,058+0.2%
74Wyandot County8,815+2.4%
75Hardin County8,338+2.6%
76Brown County8,146-0.6%
77Carroll County6,766+1.4%
78Hocking County6,467+0.4%
79Perry County5,869+1.4%
80Adams County5,570+1.4%
81Morrow County4,886+0.6%
82Paulding County4,768+3.8%
83Harrison County4,068+4%
84Meigs County3,547+0.2%
85Noble County3,261-5.7%
86Monroe County3,080-14.8%
87Morgan County2,587+2.7%
88Vinton County2,251+2.7%

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About this ranking

Average number of jobs covered by unemployment insurance during the year, all industries, private and government, from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Counted where the job is located, from the reports employers file each quarter; monthly employment counts the jobs in the pay period that includes the 12th.

Counts jobs, not people: someone with two jobs counts twice. Covers about 95 percent of US wage and salary jobs. Excludes the self-employed, most agricultural workers on small farms, the armed forces, elected officials in most states, most railroad employees, some domestic workers and most student workers at schools. A count of employer reports, not a survey estimate like oews_employment.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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