Lima, Ohio Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Lima fell 0.1 percentage points in February 2018 to 4.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points lower than the Ohio rate. The unemployment rate in Lima peaked in March 2009 at 11.6% and is now 7.4 percentage points lower. You can also compare Lima unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	4.1%	0.0	-0.6
Ohio	4.5%	-0.2	-0.6
Lima	4.2%	-0.1	-1.1

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2018 data as March 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 March 2010 at 6,068. There are now 4,034 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Lima employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Lima, Ohio) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Lima	2,034	-47	-544

Number of Unemployed Persons

Lima, Ohio Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Ohio Unemployment Rate	Lima Unemployment Rate	Lima Unemployed
March 2018	4.1%	—	—	—
February 2018	4.1%	4.5%	4.2%	2,034
January 2018	4.1%	4.7%	4.3%	2,081
December 2017	4.1%	4.9%	4.6%	2,227
November 2017	4.1%	4.9%	4.6%	2,214
October 2017	4.1%	4.9%	4.8%	2,309
September 2017	4.2%	5.0%	4.9%	2,359
August 2017	4.4%	5.0%	5.3%	2,552
July 2017	4.3%	5.1%	5.4%	2,607
June 2017	4.3%	5.1%	5.1%	2,477
May 2017	4.3%	5.1%	4.9%	2,359
April 2017	4.4%	5.1%	4.9%	2,351