Toledo, Ohio Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Toledo fell 0.2 percentage points in March 2012 to 8.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.7 percentage points higher than the Ohio rate. The unemployment rate in Toledo peaked in May 2009 at 13.2% and is now 5.0 percentage points lower. You can also compare Toledo unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.2%	-0.1	-0.7
Ohio	7.5%	-0.1	-1.3
Toledo	8.2%	-0.2	-1.6

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with March 2012 data as April metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Toledo, Ohio, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Toledo, Ohio Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Toledo peaked in May 2009 at 44,311. There are now 17,992 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Toledo employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Toledo, Ohio) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Toledo	26,319	-488	-6,011

Number of Unemployed Persons

Toledo, Ohio Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Ohio Unemployment Rate	Toledo Unemployment Rate	Toledo Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	7.4%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	7.5%	8.2%	26,319
February 2012	8.3%	7.6%	8.4%	26,807
January 2012	8.3%	7.7%	8.6%	27,655
December 2011	8.5%	7.9%	9.2%	29,431
November 2011	8.7%	8.1%	9.5%	30,813
October 2011	8.9%	8.3%	10.0%	32,457
September 2011	9.0%	8.6%	10.0%	32,531
August 2011	9.1%	8.8%	9.9%	32,291
July 2011	9.1%	8.9%	9.8%	32,043
June 2011	9.1%	8.9%	9.8%	32,224
May 2011	9.0%	8.8%	9.6%	31,611
April 2011	9.0%	8.8%	9.6%	31,501