Sandusky, Ohio Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Sandusky fell 0.5 percentage points in December 2011 to 8.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.0 percentage points lower than the Ohio rate. The unemployment rate in Sandusky peaked in August 2009 at 11.8% and is now 3.7 percentage points lower. You can also compare Sandusky 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
Sandusky	8.1%	-0.5	-1.6

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: Sandusky, Ohio, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Sandusky, Ohio Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Sandusky peaked in September 2009 at 5,065. There are now 1,477 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Sandusky employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Sandusky, Ohio) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Sandusky	3,588	-234	-607

Number of Unemployed Persons

Sandusky, Ohio Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Ohio Unemployment Rate	Sandusky Unemployment Rate	Sandusky Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	8.1%	8.1%	3,588
November 2011	8.7%	8.5%	8.6%	3,822
October 2011	8.9%	9.0%	9.0%	4,040
September 2011	9.0%	9.1%	8.8%	3,974
August 2011	9.1%	9.1%	8.7%	3,929
July 2011	9.1%	9.0%	8.7%	3,892
June 2011	9.1%	8.8%	8.5%	3,791
May 2011	9.0%	8.6%	8.2%	3,668
April 2011	9.0%	8.6%	8.2%	3,625
March 2011	8.9%	8.9%	8.4%	3,686
February 2011	9.0%	9.2%	8.7%	3,806
January 2011	9.1%	9.3%	9.1%	3,965