Cincinnati, Ohio Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Cincinnati fell 3.0 percentage points in May 2020 to 11.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.4 percentage points lower than the Ohio rate. The unemployment rate in Cincinnati peaked in April 2020 at 14.5% and is now 3.0 percentage points lower. You can also compare Cincinnati unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Ohio	13.9%	-3.7	+9.8
Cincinnati	11.5%	-3.0	+7.8

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Cincinnati, Ohio, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Cincinnati, Ohio Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Cincinnati peaked in April 2020 at 155,609. There are now 29,162 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Cincinnati employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Cincinnati, Ohio) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Cincinnati	126,447	-29,162	+84,829

Number of Unemployed Persons

Cincinnati, Ohio Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Ohio Unemployment Rate	Cincinnati Unemployment Rate	Cincinnati Unemployed
June 2020	11.1%	10.9%	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	13.9%	11.5%	126,447
April 2020	14.7%	17.6%	14.5%	155,609
March 2020	4.4%	5.8%	4.3%	48,056
February 2020	3.5%	4.1%	3.7%	41,597
January 2020	3.6%	4.1%	3.7%	41,902
December 2019	3.5%	4.1%	3.6%	40,810
November 2019	3.5%	4.1%	3.7%	41,360
October 2019	3.6%	4.1%	3.7%	41,889
September 2019	3.5%	4.1%	3.8%	42,389
August 2019	3.7%	4.2%	3.8%	42,717
July 2019	3.7%	4.2%	3.8%	42,676