Cleveland-Elyria, Ohio Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Cleveland fell 3.3 percentage points in May 2020 to 16.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 3.2 percentage points higher than the Ohio rate. The unemployment rate in Cleveland peaked in April 2020 at 20.2% and is now 3.3 percentage points lower. You can also compare Cleveland unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Ohio	13.7%	-3.9	+9.6
Cleveland	16.9%	-3.3	+12.9

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: Cleveland, Ohio, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Cleveland, Ohio Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Cleveland peaked in April 2020 at 200,318. There are now 23,093 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Cleveland employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Cleveland, Ohio) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Cleveland	177,225	-23,093	+135,419

Number of Unemployed Persons

Cleveland, Ohio Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Ohio Unemployment Rate	Cleveland Unemployment Rate	Cleveland Unemployed
June 2020	11.1%	—	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	13.7%	16.9%	177,225
April 2020	14.7%	17.6%	20.2%	200,318
March 2020	4.4%	5.8%	7.0%	70,483
February 2020	3.5%	4.1%	4.1%	42,325
January 2020	3.6%	4.1%	4.0%	41,604
December 2019	3.5%	4.1%	3.9%	41,165
November 2019	3.5%	4.1%	3.9%	41,139
October 2019	3.6%	4.1%	4.0%	41,216
September 2019	3.5%	4.1%	4.0%	41,455
August 2019	3.7%	4.2%	4.0%	41,720
July 2019	3.7%	4.2%	4.0%	41,868