Mansfield, Ohio Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Mansfield fell 4.2 percentage points in May 2020 to 16.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.3 percentage points higher than the Ohio rate. The unemployment rate in Mansfield peaked in April 2020 at 20.4% and is now 4.2 percentage points lower. You can also compare Mansfield 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
Mansfield	16.2%	-4.2	+11.8

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: 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 2,357 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Mansfield employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Mansfield, Ohio) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Mansfield	8,544	-2,357	+6,246

Number of Unemployed Persons

Mansfield, Ohio Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Ohio Unemployment Rate	Mansfield Unemployment Rate	Mansfield Unemployed
June 2020	11.1%	10.9%	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	13.9%	16.2%	8,544
April 2020	14.7%	17.6%	20.4%	10,901
March 2020	4.4%	5.8%	4.9%	2,478
February 2020	3.5%	4.1%	4.6%	2,401
January 2020	3.6%	4.1%	4.6%	2,377
December 2019	3.5%	4.1%	4.5%	2,320
November 2019	3.5%	4.1%	4.5%	2,341
October 2019	3.6%	4.1%	4.5%	2,360
September 2019	3.5%	4.1%	4.6%	2,376
August 2019	3.7%	4.2%	4.6%	2,378
July 2019	3.7%	4.2%	4.5%	2,359