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

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