Cincinnati, Ohio Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Cincinnati fell 0.0 percentage points in August 2019 to 3.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.5 percentage points lower than the Ohio rate. The unemployment rate in Cincinnati peaked in January 2010 at 10.4% and is now 6.8 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.5% in May 2019, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Cincinnati unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	August 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.1
Ohio	4.1%	+0.1	-0.5
Cincinnati	3.6%	0.0	-0.4

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with August 2019 data as September 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 February 2010 at 115,082. There are now 73,518 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 39,594 in June 2019, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,970. Cincinnati employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Cincinnati, Ohio) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	August 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Cincinnati	41,564	+956	-2,533

Number of Unemployed Persons

Cincinnati, Ohio Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Ohio Unemployment Rate	Cincinnati Unemployment Rate	Cincinnati Unemployed
September 2019	3.5%	4.2%	—	—
August 2019	3.7%	4.1%	3.6%	41,564
July 2019	3.7%	4.0%	3.6%	40,608
June 2019	3.7%	4.0%	3.5%	39,594
May 2019	3.6%	4.1%	3.5%	39,882
April 2019	3.6%	4.2%	3.6%	41,191
March 2019	3.8%	4.4%	3.8%	42,966
February 2019	3.8%	4.6%	3.9%	44,204
January 2019	4.0%	4.7%	4.0%	45,065
December 2018	3.9%	4.6%	4.0%	44,779
November 2018	3.7%	4.6%	4.0%	44,688
October 2018	3.8%	4.6%	4.0%	44,388