Mansfield, Ohio Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Mansfield fell 0.2 percentage points in February 2021 to 5.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.7 percentage points higher than the Ohio rate. The unemployment rate in Mansfield peaked in April 2020 at 20.4% and is now 14.7 percentage points lower. You can also compare Mansfield 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 |
| Mansfield | 5.7% | -0.2 | +1.1 |
Unemployment Rate: Mansfield, Ohio, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Mansfield, Ohio Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Mansfield peaked in April 2020 at 10,901. There are now 7,856 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Mansfield employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Mansfield, Ohio) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | February 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mansfield | 3,045 | -106 | +644 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Mansfield, Ohio Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Ohio Unemployment Rate |
Mansfield Unemployment Rate |
Mansfield Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2021 |
6.0% | — | — | — |
| February 2021 |
6.2% | 5.0% | 5.7% | 3,045 |
| January 2021 |
6.3% | 5.3% | 5.9% | 3,151 |
| December 2020 |
6.7% | 5.6% | 6.2% | 3,324 |
| November 2020 |
6.7% | 5.6% | 6.5% | 3,475 |
| October 2020 |
6.9% | 5.6% | 6.7% | 3,610 |
| September 2020 |
7.8% | 7.4% | 8.7% | 4,611 |
| August 2020 |
8.4% | 9.0% | 8.9% | 4,687 |
| July 2020 |
10.2% | 9.3% | 9.1% | 4,677 |
| June 2020 |
11.1% | 10.3% | 11.2% | 5,881 |
| May 2020 |
13.3% | 14.9% | 16.2% | 8,617 |
| April 2020 |
14.8% | 16.4% | 20.4% | 10,901 |
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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