WORKFORCE AVAILABILITY
Within a 30-mile radius of Steubenville, Ohio, 376,000 workers are available, and 1,625,000 workers are available within a 60-mile radius. (Click here for our workforce map.) Jefferson County’s unemployment rate (as of December 2016) is 6.9%.
Additional labor statistics are available in the Jefferson County Profile.
Our County’s eager and available workforce is complemented by a strong workforce development system. Our State and County are dedicated to ensuring that skilled employees and growing companies find each other. Ohio is home to countless employment programs to help potential employees receive the training, experience and connections they need to further their careers and assist .
The State’s Office of Workforce Development (OWD) manages programs to help businesses find good employees, funds job training to improve the quality of Ohio’s workforce, and administers tax credits to businesses hiring certain eligible workers. OWD also assists job seekers through OhioMeansJobs: Jefferson County an online job matching system that brings both employers and job seekers to one easy-to-use website.
