Springfield, Ohio Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Springfield fell 0.4 percentage points in December 2011 to 8.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points higher than the Ohio rate. The unemployment rate in Springfield peaked in December 2009 at 11.0% and is now 2.5 percentage points lower. You can also compare Springfield 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
Springfield	8.5%	-0.4	-1.5

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: Springfield, Ohio, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Springfield, Ohio Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Springfield peaked in January 2010 at 7,689. There are now 1,852 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Springfield employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Springfield, Ohio) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Springfield	5,837	-323	-1,301

Number of Unemployed Persons

Springfield, Ohio Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Ohio Unemployment Rate	Springfield Unemployment Rate	Springfield Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	8.1%	8.5%	5,837
November 2011	8.7%	8.5%	8.9%	6,160
October 2011	8.9%	9.0%	9.4%	6,495
September 2011	9.0%	9.1%	9.5%	6,577
August 2011	9.1%	9.1%	9.4%	6,578
July 2011	9.1%	9.0%	9.3%	6,539
June 2011	9.1%	8.8%	9.1%	6,419
May 2011	9.0%	8.6%	8.9%	6,235
April 2011	9.0%	8.6%	8.8%	6,187
March 2011	8.9%	8.9%	9.2%	6,439
February 2011	9.0%	9.2%	9.6%	6,742
January 2011	9.1%	9.3%	9.8%	6,951