Mansfield, Ohio Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Mansfield rose 0.1 percentage points in May 2018 to 4.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.5 percentage points higher than the Ohio rate. The unemployment rate in Mansfield peaked in May 2009 at 13.4% and is now 8.6 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.6% in March 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.2 percentage points. You can also compare Mansfield unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	-0.1	-0.5
Ohio	4.3%	0.0	-0.8
Mansfield	4.8%	+0.1	-0.7

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2018 data as June metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Mansfield, Ohio, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Mansfield, Ohio Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Mansfield peaked in May 2009 at 8,376. There are now 5,828 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,472 in March 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 76. Mansfield employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Mansfield, Ohio) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Mansfield	2,548	+20	-360

Number of Unemployed Persons

Mansfield, Ohio Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Ohio Unemployment Rate	Mansfield Unemployment Rate	Mansfield Unemployed
June 2018	4.0%	—	—	—
May 2018	3.8%	4.3%	4.8%	2,548
April 2018	3.9%	4.3%	4.7%	2,528
March 2018	4.1%	4.4%	4.6%	2,472
February 2018	4.1%	4.5%	4.7%	2,526
January 2018	4.1%	4.7%	4.9%	2,623
December 2017	4.1%	4.9%	5.3%	2,796
November 2017	4.1%	4.9%	5.3%	2,797
October 2017	4.1%	4.9%	5.3%	2,798
September 2017	4.2%	5.0%	5.4%	2,865
August 2017	4.4%	5.0%	5.6%	2,971
July 2017	4.3%	5.1%	5.7%	3,009