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Canton-Massillon, Ohio Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Canton fell 0.0 percentage points in May 2023 to 3.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points higher than the Ohio rate. The unemployment rate in Canton peaked in April 2020 at 15.2% and is now 11.5 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.7% in April 2023, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Canton unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate May 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.7% +0.3 +0.1
Ohio 3.6% -0.1 -0.3
Canton 3.7% 0.0 -0.3
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with May 2023 data as June metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Canton, Ohio, National

Canton, Ohio monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Canton, Ohio Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Canton peaked in April 2020 at 28,568. There are now 21,381 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Canton employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Canton, Ohio) is also available.

Unemployed Persons May 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Canton 7,187 -10 -478

Number of Unemployed Persons

Canton, Ohio Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Ohio
Unemployment Rate
Canton
Unemployment Rate
Canton
Unemployed
June
2023
3.6%
May
2023
3.7% 3.6% 3.7% 7,187
April
2023
3.4% 3.7% 3.7% 7,197
March
2023
3.5% 3.8% 3.8% 7,388
February
2023
3.6% 3.9% 3.9% 7,488
January
2023
3.4% 4.0% 4.0% 7,668
December
2022
3.5% 4.1% 4.1% 7,952
November
2022
3.6% 4.1% 4.1% 7,975
October
2022
3.7% 4.2% 4.2% 8,029
September
2022
3.5% 4.1% 4.2% 8,078
August
2022
3.7% 4.1% 4.2% 8,059
July
2022
3.5% 4.0% 4.1% 7,952

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.