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Springfield, Ohio Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Springfield fell 0.0 percentage points in July 2010 to 10.7%. 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 March 2010 at 11.0% and is now 0.7 percentage points lower.

Unemployment Rate July 2010 Month/Month Year/Year
National 9.5% 0.0 +0.1
Ohio 10.3% -0.2 -0.3
Springfield 10.7% 0.0 -0.4
Note: Metro level data is not seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with July 2010 data as August metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Springfield, Ohio, National

Springfield, Ohio monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Springfield, Ohio Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Springfield peaked in January 2010 at 8,554. There are now 914 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 7,303 in May 2010, the number of unemployed has now grown by 337. Springfield employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Springfield, Ohio) is also available.

Unemployed Persons July 2010 Month/Month Year/Year
Springfield 7,640 +38 -369

Number of Unemployed Persons

Springfield, Ohio Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Ohio
Unemployment Rate
Springfield
Unemployment Rate
Springfield
Unemployed
August
2010
9.6%
July
2010
9.5% 10.3% 10.7% 7,640
June
2010
9.5% 10.5% 10.7% 7,602
May
2010
9.7% 10.7% 10.2% 7,303
April
2010
9.9% 10.9% 11.1% 7,965
March
2010
9.7% 11.0% 11.7% 8,355
February
2010
9.7% 10.9% 12.0% 8,476
January
2010
9.7% 10.8% 12.2% 8,554
December
2009
10.0% 10.8% 11.1% 7,913
November
2009
10.0% 10.8% 10.4% 7,471
October
2009
10.1% 10.8% 10.5% 7,490
September
2009
9.8% 10.7% 10.3% 7,306
August
2009
9.7% 10.7% 10.6% 7,605

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.