Lima, Ohio Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Lima fell 5.3 percentage points in May 2020 to 15.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.2 percentage points higher than the Ohio rate. The unemployment rate in Lima peaked in April 2020 at 20.4% and is now 5.3 percentage points lower. You can also compare Lima unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Ohio	13.9%	-3.7	+9.8
Lima	15.1%	-5.3	+11.2

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: Lima, Ohio, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Lima, Ohio Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Lima peaked in April 2020 at 9,963. There are now 2,600 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Lima employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Lima, Ohio) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Lima	7,363	-2,600	+5,490

Number of Unemployed Persons

Lima, Ohio Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Ohio Unemployment Rate	Lima Unemployment Rate	Lima Unemployed
June 2020	11.1%	10.9%	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	13.9%	15.1%	7,363
April 2020	14.7%	17.6%	20.4%	9,963
March 2020	4.4%	5.8%	4.5%	2,113
February 2020	3.5%	4.1%	4.2%	2,023
January 2020	3.6%	4.1%	4.1%	1,974
December 2019	3.5%	4.1%	4.0%	1,887
November 2019	3.5%	4.1%	4.0%	1,916
October 2019	3.6%	4.1%	4.1%	1,940
September 2019	3.5%	4.1%	4.1%	1,959
August 2019	3.7%	4.2%	4.1%	1,963
July 2019	3.7%	4.2%	4.1%	1,943