Ohio Unemployment

According to the BLS current population survey (CPS), the unemployment rate for Ohio fell 0.4 percentage points in December 2011 to 8.1%. The state unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points lower than the national rate for the month. The unemployment rate in Ohio peaked in August 2009 at 10.6% and is now 2.5 percentage points lower. You can also see Ohio unemployment compared to other states.

Unemployment Rate	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.5%	-0.2	-0.9
Ohio	8.1%	-0.4	-1.4

Note: All comparisons are made with December data as January state level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Ohio, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray

Ohio Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Ohio peaked in August 2009 at 627,304. There are now 158,015 fewer people unemployed in the state. Ohio job growth data is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Ohio	469,289	-26,487	-90,709

Number of Unemployed Persons

Ohio Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Ohio Unemployment Rate	Ohio Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	8.1%	469,289
November 2011	8.7%	8.5%	495,776
October 2011	8.9%	9.0%	525,766
September 2011	9.0%	9.1%	533,580
August 2011	9.1%	9.1%	535,753
July 2011	9.1%	9.0%	528,660
June 2011	9.1%	8.8%	516,898
May 2011	9.0%	8.6%	508,131
April 2011	9.0%	8.6%	509,152
March 2011	8.9%	8.9%	526,506
February 2011	9.0%	9.2%	542,332
January 2011	9.1%	9.3%	551,152