Cincinnati, Ohio Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Cincinnati rose 0.2 percentage points in October 2018 to 4.1%. 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 February 2010 at 10.5% and is now 6.4 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.6% in February 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.5 percentage points. You can also compare Cincinnati unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.4
Ohio	4.6%	0.0	-0.3
Cincinnati	4.1%	+0.2	0.0

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with October 2018 data as November 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 March 2010 at 115,759. There are now 69,824 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 39,626 in March 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 6,309. Cincinnati employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Cincinnati, Ohio) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Cincinnati	45,935	+2,995	-98

Number of Unemployed Persons

Cincinnati, Ohio Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Ohio Unemployment Rate	Cincinnati Unemployment Rate	Cincinnati Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	4.6%	4.1%	45,935
September 2018	3.7%	4.6%	3.9%	42,940
August 2018	3.9%	4.6%	3.9%	43,626
July 2018	3.9%	4.6%	4.1%	46,652
June 2018	4.0%	4.5%	4.2%	47,686
May 2018	3.8%	4.3%	3.8%	42,988
April 2018	3.9%	4.3%	3.7%	41,732
March 2018	4.1%	4.4%	3.6%	39,626
February 2018	4.1%	4.5%	3.6%	39,946
January 2018	4.1%	4.7%	3.7%	40,779
December 2017	4.1%	4.9%	4.1%	45,560