Lima, Ohio Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Lima fell 0.5 percentage points in December 2011 to 8.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.8 percentage points higher than the Ohio rate. The unemployment rate in Lima peaked in October 2009 at 11.2% and is now 2.3 percentage points lower. You can also compare Lima 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
Lima	8.9%	-0.5	-1.4

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: Lima, Ohio, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Lima, Ohio Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Lima peaked in May 2009 at 5,759. There are now 1,213 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Lima employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Lima, Ohio) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Lima	4,546	-258	-672

Number of Unemployed Persons

Lima, Ohio Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Ohio Unemployment Rate	Lima Unemployment Rate	Lima Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	8.1%	8.9%	4,546
November 2011	8.7%	8.5%	9.4%	4,804
October 2011	8.9%	9.0%	9.9%	5,062
September 2011	9.0%	9.1%	9.9%	5,087
August 2011	9.1%	9.1%	9.8%	5,063
July 2011	9.1%	9.0%	9.7%	5,007
June 2011	9.1%	8.8%	9.7%	4,957
May 2011	9.0%	8.6%	9.4%	4,811
April 2011	9.0%	8.6%	9.2%	4,696
March 2011	8.9%	8.9%	9.4%	4,806
February 2011	9.0%	9.2%	9.7%	4,981
January 2011	9.1%	9.3%	10.0%	5,120