Toledo, Ohio Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Toledo fell 0.0 percentage points in July 2019 to 4.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points higher than the Ohio rate. The unemployment rate in Toledo peaked in May 2009 at 13.5% and is now 9.1 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.4% in June 2019, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Toledo unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.2
Ohio	4.0%	0.0	-0.6
Toledo	4.4%	0.0	-0.5

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with July 2019 data as August metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Toledo, Ohio, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Toledo, Ohio Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Toledo peaked in May 2009 at 42,408. There are now 29,204 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Toledo employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Toledo, Ohio) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Toledo	13,204	-225	-1,571

Number of Unemployed Persons

Toledo, Ohio Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Ohio Unemployment Rate	Toledo Unemployment Rate	Toledo Unemployed
September 2019	3.5%	—	—	—
August 2019	3.7%	4.1%	—	—
July 2019	3.7%	4.0%	4.4%	13,204
June 2019	3.7%	4.0%	4.4%	13,429
May 2019	3.6%	4.1%	4.6%	13,925
April 2019	3.6%	4.2%	4.6%	13,880
March 2019	3.8%	4.4%	4.8%	14,588
February 2019	3.8%	4.6%	5.0%	15,112
January 2019	4.0%	4.7%	5.1%	15,420
December 2018	3.9%	4.6%	5.1%	15,343
November 2018	3.7%	4.6%	5.1%	15,329
October 2018	3.8%	4.6%	5.1%	15,232