Dayton, Ohio Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Dayton rose 0.3 percentage points in October 2018 to 4.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points lower than the Ohio rate. The unemployment rate in Dayton peaked in December 2009 at 12.1% and is now 7.6 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.7% in March 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.8 percentage points. You can also compare Dayton 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
Dayton	4.5%	+0.3	-0.1

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: Dayton, Ohio, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Dayton, Ohio Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Dayton peaked in January 2010 at 48,226. There are now 30,774 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 14,735 in March 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 2,717. Dayton employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Dayton, Ohio) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Dayton	17,452	+1,081	-536

Number of Unemployed Persons

Dayton, Ohio Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Ohio Unemployment Rate	Dayton Unemployment Rate	Dayton Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	4.6%	4.5%	17,452
September 2018	3.7%	4.6%	4.2%	16,371
August 2018	3.9%	4.6%	4.3%	16,517
July 2018	3.9%	4.6%	4.5%	17,403
June 2018	4.0%	4.5%	4.7%	18,333
May 2018	3.8%	4.3%	4.2%	16,556
April 2018	3.9%	4.3%	4.0%	15,716
March 2018	4.1%	4.4%	3.7%	14,735
February 2018	4.1%	4.5%	3.9%	15,178
January 2018	4.1%	4.7%	4.0%	15,506
December 2017	4.1%	4.9%	4.6%	18,063