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Canton-Massillon, Ohio Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Canton fell 0.1 percentage points in March 2012 to 7.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points higher than the Ohio rate. The unemployment rate in Canton peaked in January 2010 at 12.3% and is now 4.5 percentage points lower. You can also compare Canton unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate March 2012 Month/Month Year/Year
National 8.2% -0.1 -0.7
Ohio 7.5% -0.1 -1.3
Canton 7.8% -0.1 -1.9
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with March 2012 data as April metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Canton, Ohio, National

Canton, Ohio monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Canton, Ohio Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Canton peaked in January 2010 at 25,016. There are now 9,520 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Canton employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Canton, Ohio) is also available.

Unemployed Persons March 2012 Month/Month Year/Year
Canton 15,496 -295 -4,111

Number of Unemployed Persons

Canton, Ohio Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Ohio
Unemployment Rate
Canton
Unemployment Rate
Canton
Unemployed
April
2012
8.1% 7.4%
March
2012
8.2% 7.5% 7.8% 15,496
February
2012
8.3% 7.6% 7.9% 15,791
January
2012
8.3% 7.7% 8.2% 16,334
December
2011
8.5% 7.9% 8.7% 17,281
November
2011
8.7% 8.1% 9.2% 18,424
October
2011
8.9% 8.3% 9.7% 19,462
September
2011
9.0% 8.6% 9.8% 19,606
August
2011
9.1% 8.8% 9.8% 19,745
July
2011
9.1% 8.9% 9.8% 19,566
June
2011
9.1% 8.9% 9.5% 19,069
May
2011
9.0% 8.8% 9.4% 18,782
April
2011
9.0% 8.8% 9.4% 18,820

1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers.