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Dayton, Ohio Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Dayton fell 0.0 percentage points in September 2023 to 3.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points higher than the Ohio rate. The unemployment rate in Dayton peaked in April 2020 at 15.2% and is now 11.6 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.5% in July 2023, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Dayton unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate September 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.8% 0.0 +0.3
Ohio 3.4% 0.0 -0.7
Dayton 3.6% 0.0 -0.4
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with September 2023 data as October 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 56,770. There are now 42,779 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 13,565 in July 2023, the number of unemployed has now grown by 426. Dayton employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Dayton, Ohio) is also available.

Unemployed Persons September 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Dayton 13,991 +115 -1,157

Number of Unemployed Persons

Dayton, Ohio Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate		 Ohio
Unemployment Rate		 Dayton
Unemployment Rate		 Dayton
Unemployed
October
2023		 3.9% 3.6% — —
September
2023		 3.8% 3.4% 3.6% 13,991
August
2023		 3.8% 3.4% 3.6% 13,876
July
2023		 3.5% 3.3% 3.5% 13,565
June
2023		 3.6% 3.4% 3.6% 13,859
May
2023		 3.7% 3.6% 3.6% 13,981
April
2023		 3.4% 3.7% 3.6% 13,825
March
2023		 3.5% 3.8% 3.6% 13,954
February
2023		 3.6% 3.9% 3.6% 13,958
January
2023		 3.4% 4.0% 3.7% 14,224
December
2022		 3.5% 4.1% 3.9% 14,831
November
2022		 3.6% 4.1% 3.9% 14,851

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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