Steubenville-Weirton, Ohio Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Steubenville fell 0.3 percentage points in December 2011 to 10.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.2 percentage points higher than the Ohio rate. The unemployment rate in Steubenville peaked in February 2010 at 13.5% and is now 3.2 percentage points lower. You can also compare Steubenville 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
Steubenville	10.3%	-0.3	-2.9

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: Steubenville, Ohio, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Steubenville, Ohio Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Steubenville peaked in February 2010 at 7,713. There are now 2,010 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Steubenville employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Steubenville, Ohio) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Steubenville	5,703	-207	-1,693

Number of Unemployed Persons

Steubenville, Ohio Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Ohio Unemployment Rate	Steubenville Unemployment Rate	Steubenville Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	8.1%	10.3%	5,703
November 2011	8.7%	8.5%	10.6%	5,910
October 2011	8.9%	9.0%	10.9%	6,181
September 2011	9.0%	9.1%	10.9%	6,235
August 2011	9.1%	9.1%	10.8%	6,192
July 2011	9.1%	9.0%	10.9%	6,181
June 2011	9.1%	8.8%	11.2%	6,351
May 2011	9.0%	8.6%	11.4%	6,445
April 2011	9.0%	8.6%	11.8%	6,606
March 2011	8.9%	8.9%	12.3%	6,879
February 2011	9.0%	9.2%	12.7%	7,087
January 2011	9.1%	9.3%	12.9%	7,231