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Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Cleveland rose 0.2 percentage points in June 2010 to 9.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.2 percentage points lower than the Ohio rate. The unemployment rate in Cleveland peaked in March 2010 at 11.0% and is now 0.5 percentage points lower.

Unemployment Rate June 2010 Month/Month Year/Year
National 9.5% -0.2 0.0
Ohio 10.5% -0.2 0.0
Cleveland 9.3% +0.2 -0.5
Note: Metro level data is not seasonally adjusted.1

Unemployment Rate: Cleveland, Ohio, National

Cleveland, Ohio monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Cleveland, Ohio Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Cleveland peaked in February 2010 at 112,409. There are now 11,321 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 95,723 in April 2010, the number of unemployed has now grown by 5,365. Cleveland employment and jobs data is also available.

Unemployed Persons June 2010 Month/Month Year/Year
Cleveland 101,088 +3,790 -6,514

Number of Unemployed Persons

Cleveland, Ohio Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Ohio
Unemployment Rate
Cleveland
Unemployment Rate
Cleveland
Unemployed
June
2010
9.5% 10.5% 9.3% 101,088
May
2010
9.7% 10.7% 9.1% 97,298
April
2010
9.9% 10.9% 8.9% 95,723
March
2010
9.7% 11.0% 9.8% 104,351
February
2010
9.7% 10.9% 10.6% 112,409
January
2010
9.7% 10.8% 10.3% 108,930
December
2009
10.0% 10.8% 8.9% 93,202
November
2009
10.0% 10.8% 8.9% 94,351
October
2009
10.1% 10.8% 8.8% 94,139
September
2009
9.8% 10.7% 9.2% 99,086
August
2009
9.7% 10.7% 9.2% 100,924
July
2009
9.4% 10.6% 9.2% 101,408
June
2009
9.5% 10.5% 9.8% 107,602

1. Metro area unemployment rates are not seasonally adjusted while state and national rates are. In practice this means the metro rates may be noisier on a month-to-month basis than the state and national series due to seasonal effects. It's probably better to use year-over-year comparisons.