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Unemployed people in Cincinnati, OH

Unemployed people in Cincinnati, OH was 8,040 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 9.3% from 2024. That is the 4th highest of 71 cities in 2025.

2025, persons8,040
Change on 2024+9.3%
Rank4th of 71Cities in Ohio ranked
Series high15,4122010
Series low5,7382023

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Unemployed people in Cincinnati, OH, 1990 to 2025

4,0006,0008,00010K12K14K16K19901996200220082014202020251990: 10,091 persons1991: 11,941 persons1992: 14,427 persons1993: 14,349 persons1994: 12,166 persons1995: 10,569 persons1996: 11,072 persons1997: 9,715 persons1998: 9,681 persons1999: 9,740 persons2000: 9,211 persons2001: 9,616 persons2002: 12,954 persons2003: 9,954 persons2004: 10,083 persons2005: 9,722 persons2006: 9,254 persons2007: 9,292 persons2008: 10,307 persons2009: 15,310 persons2010: 15,412 persons2011: 13,819 persons2012: 11,427 persons2013: 11,321 persons2014: 8,637 persons2015: 7,191 persons2016: 7,105 persons2017: 7,030 persons2018: 6,581 persons2019: 6,301 persons2020: 13,509 persons2021: 8,503 persons2022: 5,997 persons2023: 5,738 persons2024: 7,358 persons2025: 8,040 persons5,0007,50010K12.5K15K17.5K19902002201420251990: 10,091 persons1991: 11,941 persons1992: 14,427 persons1993: 14,349 persons1994: 12,166 persons1995: 10,569 persons1996: 11,072 persons1997: 9,715 persons1998: 9,681 persons1999: 9,740 persons2000: 9,211 persons2001: 9,616 persons2002: 12,954 persons2003: 9,954 persons2004: 10,083 persons2005: 9,722 persons2006: 9,254 persons2007: 9,292 persons2008: 10,307 persons2009: 15,310 persons2010: 15,412 persons2011: 13,819 persons2012: 11,427 persons2013: 11,321 persons2014: 8,637 persons2015: 7,191 persons2016: 7,105 persons2017: 7,030 persons2018: 6,581 persons2019: 6,301 persons2020: 13,509 persons2021: 8,503 persons2022: 5,997 persons2023: 5,738 persons2024: 7,358 persons2025: 8,040 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
20258,040
20247,358
20235,738
20225,997
20218,503
202013,509
20196,301
20186,581
20177,030
20167,105
20157,191
20148,637
201311,321
201211,427
201113,819
201015,412
200915,310
200810,307
20079,292
20069,254
20059,722
200410,083
20039,954
200212,954
20019,616
20009,211
19999,740
19989,681
19979,715
199611,072
199510,569
199412,166
199314,349
199214,427
199111,941
199010,091

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Definition

Residents with no job who were available for work and had looked for work in the previous four weeks, or were waiting to be recalled from a layoff, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  • Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. The survey definition, not a count of benefit claimants. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average (Unemployed people, Cincinnati, OH, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Cincinnati, OH, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/unemployed-people/cincinnati-oh. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, Cincinnati, OH, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/unemployed-people/cincinnati-oh.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Cincinnati, OH, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/unemployed-people/cincinnati-oh (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Cincinnati, OH?

Unemployed people in Cincinnati, OH was 8,040 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 9.3% from 2024. That is the 4th highest of 71 cities in 2025.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployed people in Cincinnati, OH?

15,412 in 2010, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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