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Dayton, Ohio Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Dayton fell 0.0 percentage points in February 2021 to 5.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points higher than the Ohio rate. The unemployment rate in Dayton peaked in April 2020 at 16.1% and is now 10.7 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 5.4% in January 2021, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Dayton unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate February 2021 Month/Month Year/Year
National 6.2% -0.1 +2.7
Ohio 5.0% -0.3 +0.3
Dayton 5.4% 0.0 +1.4
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with February 2021 data as March metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Dayton, Ohio, National

Dayton, Ohio monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Dayton, Ohio Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Dayton peaked in April 2020 at 62,649. There are now 41,663 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Dayton employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Dayton, Ohio) is also available.

Unemployed Persons February 2021 Month/Month Year/Year
Dayton 20,986 -10 +5,144

Number of Unemployed Persons

Dayton, Ohio Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate		 Ohio
Unemployment Rate		 Dayton
Unemployment Rate		 Dayton
Unemployed
March
2021		 6.0% — — —
February
2021		 6.2% 5.0% 5.4% 20,986
January
2021		 6.3% 5.3% 5.4% 20,996
December
2020		 6.7% 5.6% 5.5% 21,317
November
2020		 6.7% 5.6% 5.5% 21,412
October
2020		 6.9% 5.6% 6.0% 24,014
September
2020		 7.8% 7.4% 7.9% 30,794
August
2020		 8.4% 9.0% 8.5% 33,375
July
2020		 10.2% 9.3% 8.5% 33,007
June
2020		 11.1% 10.3% 10.3% 40,646
May
2020		 13.3% 14.9% 12.9% 50,586
April
2020		 14.8% 16.4% 16.1% 62,649

1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers. ↩

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