Akron, Ohio Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Akron fell 0.1 percentage points in April 2022 to 3.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points lower than the Ohio rate. The unemployment rate in Akron peaked in April 2020 at 14.7% and is now 10.8 percentage points lower. You can also compare Akron unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
Unemployment Rate | April 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
National | 3.6% | 0.0 | -2.4 |
Ohio | 4.0% | -0.1 | -1.6 |
Akron | 3.9% | -0.1 | -2.0 |
Unemployment Rate: Akron, Ohio, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Akron, Ohio Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Akron peaked in April 2020 at 49,863. There are now 36,217 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Akron employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Akron, Ohio) is also available.
Unemployed Persons | April 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Akron | 13,646 | -245 | -7,152 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Akron, Ohio Unemployment History
Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Ohio Unemployment Rate |
Akron Unemployment Rate |
Akron Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|
May 2022 |
3.6% | — | — | — |
April 2022 |
3.6% | 4.0% | 3.9% | 13,646 |
March 2022 |
3.6% | 4.1% | 4.0% | 13,891 |
February 2022 |
3.8% | 4.2% | 4.1% | 14,319 |
January 2022 |
4.0% | 4.3% | 4.2% | 14,690 |
December 2021 |
3.9% | 4.5% | 4.4% | 15,481 |
November 2021 |
4.2% | 4.5% | 4.4% | 15,392 |
October 2021 |
4.6% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 15,530 |
September 2021 |
4.7% | 4.7% | 4.7% | 16,336 |
August 2021 |
5.2% | 4.9% | 5.0% | 17,405 |
July 2021 |
5.4% | 5.1% | 5.3% | 18,552 |
June 2021 |
5.9% | 5.3% | 5.6% | 19,557 |
1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers. ↩