Canton-Massillon, Ohio Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Canton fell 0.5 percentage points in December 2011 to 8.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.6 percentage points higher than the Ohio rate. The unemployment rate in Canton peaked in January 2010 at 12.3% and is now 3.6 percentage points lower. You can also compare Canton 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 |
| Canton | 8.7% | -0.5 | -1.9 |
Unemployment Rate: Canton, Ohio, National
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 7,735 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Canton employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Canton, Ohio) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | December 2011 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canton | 17,281 | -1,143 | -4,148 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Canton, Ohio Unemployment History
| Date |
National Unemployment Rate |
Ohio Unemployment Rate |
Canton Unemployment Rate |
Canton Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
January 2012 |
8.3% | — | — | — |
|
December 2011 |
8.5% | 8.1% | 8.7% | 17,281 |
|
November 2011 |
8.7% | 8.5% | 9.2% | 18,424 |
|
October 2011 |
8.9% | 9.0% | 9.7% | 19,462 |
|
September 2011 |
9.0% | 9.1% | 9.8% | 19,606 |
|
August 2011 |
9.1% | 9.1% | 9.8% | 19,745 |
|
July 2011 |
9.1% | 9.0% | 9.8% | 19,566 |
|
June 2011 |
9.1% | 8.8% | 9.5% | 19,069 |
|
May 2011 |
9.0% | 8.6% | 9.4% | 18,782 |
|
April 2011 |
9.0% | 8.6% | 9.4% | 18,820 |
|
March 2011 |
8.9% | 8.9% | 9.7% | 19,607 |
|
February 2011 |
9.0% | 9.2% | 10.1% | 20,407 |
|
January 2011 |
9.1% | 9.3% | 10.4% | 20,953 |
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. ↩
