Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, Ohio Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Youngstown fell 0.4 percentage points in December 2011 to 8.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.7 percentage points higher than the Ohio rate. The unemployment rate in Youngstown peaked in July 2009 at 13.0% and is now 4.2 percentage points lower. You can also compare Youngstown 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
Youngstown	8.8%	-0.4	-1.9

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: Youngstown, Ohio, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Youngstown, Ohio Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Youngstown peaked in August 2009 at 36,117. There are now 12,522 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Youngstown employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Youngstown, Ohio) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Youngstown	23,595	-1,196	-5,486

Number of Unemployed Persons

Youngstown, Ohio Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Ohio Unemployment Rate	Youngstown Unemployment Rate	Youngstown Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	8.1%	8.8%	23,595
November 2011	8.7%	8.5%	9.2%	24,791
October 2011	8.9%	9.0%	9.5%	26,017
September 2011	9.0%	9.1%	9.6%	26,312
August 2011	9.1%	9.1%	9.7%	26,365
July 2011	9.1%	9.0%	9.6%	26,080
June 2011	9.1%	8.8%	9.5%	25,771
May 2011	9.0%	8.6%	9.4%	25,623
April 2011	9.0%	8.6%	9.5%	25,771
March 2011	8.9%	8.9%	9.8%	26,523
February 2011	9.0%	9.2%	10.2%	27,602
January 2011	9.1%	9.3%	10.5%	28,338