Toledo, Ohio Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Toledo rose 0.2 percentage points in October 2018 to 5.0%. 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 13.6% and is now 8.6 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.4% in March 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.6 percentage points. You can also compare Toledo unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.4
Ohio	4.6%	0.0	-0.3
Toledo	5.0%	+0.2	-0.4

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with October 2018 data as November 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 42,647. There are now 27,655 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 13,234 in March 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,758. Toledo employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Toledo, Ohio) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Toledo	14,992	+642	-1,236

Number of Unemployed Persons

Toledo, Ohio Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Ohio Unemployment Rate	Toledo Unemployment Rate	Toledo Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	4.6%	5.0%	14,992
September 2018	3.7%	4.6%	4.8%	14,350
August 2018	3.9%	4.6%	4.9%	14,583
July 2018	3.9%	4.6%	4.9%	15,041
June 2018	4.0%	4.5%	5.2%	15,981
May 2018	3.8%	4.3%	4.9%	14,870
April 2018	3.9%	4.3%	4.5%	13,823
March 2018	4.1%	4.4%	4.4%	13,234
February 2018	4.1%	4.5%	4.5%	13,520
January 2018	4.1%	4.7%	4.6%	13,904
December 2017	4.1%	4.9%	5.1%	15,362