Toledo, Ohio Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Toledo fell 4.9 percentage points in May 2020 to 17.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 3.5 percentage points higher than the Ohio rate. The unemployment rate in Toledo peaked in April 2020 at 22.1% and is now 4.9 percentage points lower. You can also compare Toledo unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Ohio	13.7%	-3.9	+9.6
Toledo	17.2%	-4.9	+12.8

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: Toledo, Ohio, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Toledo, Ohio Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Toledo peaked in April 2020 at 67,064. There are now 14,587 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Toledo employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Toledo, Ohio) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Toledo	52,477	-14,587	+39,005

Number of Unemployed Persons

Toledo, Ohio Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Ohio Unemployment Rate	Toledo Unemployment Rate	Toledo Unemployed
June 2020	11.1%	—	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	13.7%	17.2%	52,477
April 2020	14.7%	17.6%	22.1%	67,064
March 2020	4.4%	5.8%	4.6%	13,692
February 2020	3.5%	4.1%	4.3%	13,142
January 2020	3.6%	4.1%	4.3%	13,064
December 2019	3.5%	4.1%	4.2%	12,897
November 2019	3.5%	4.1%	4.2%	12,830
October 2019	3.6%	4.1%	4.3%	12,924
September 2019	3.5%	4.1%	4.3%	13,016
August 2019	3.7%	4.2%	4.3%	13,156
July 2019	3.7%	4.2%	4.4%	13,304