Akron, Ohio Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Akron fell 0.4 percentage points in December 2011 to 7.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points lower than the Ohio rate. The unemployment rate in Akron peaked in December 2009 at 10.5% and is now 2.7 percentage points lower. You can also compare Akron unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.5%	-0.2	-0.9
Ohio	8.1%	-0.4	-1.4
Akron	7.8%	-0.4	-1.5

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with December 2011 data as January metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Akron, Ohio, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Akron, Ohio Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Akron peaked in January 2010 at 40,309. There are now 10,698 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Akron employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Akron, Ohio) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Akron	29,611	-1,870	-6,141

Number of Unemployed Persons

Akron, Ohio Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Ohio Unemployment Rate	Akron Unemployment Rate	Akron Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	8.1%	7.8%	29,611
November 2011	8.7%	8.5%	8.2%	31,481
October 2011	8.9%	9.0%	8.6%	33,108
September 2011	9.0%	9.1%	8.6%	33,231
August 2011	9.1%	9.1%	8.6%	33,133
July 2011	9.1%	9.0%	8.5%	32,885
June 2011	9.1%	8.8%	8.4%	32,383
May 2011	9.0%	8.6%	8.3%	31,858
April 2011	9.0%	8.6%	8.4%	31,985
March 2011	8.9%	8.9%	8.7%	33,164
February 2011	9.0%	9.2%	9.0%	34,329
January 2011	9.1%	9.3%	9.2%	35,030