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Unemployed people in Lima, OH

Unemployed people in Lima, OH was 842 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 10.1% from 2024. That is the 34th highest of 71 cities in 2025.

2025, persons842
Change on 2024+10.1%
Rank34th of 71Cities in Ohio ranked
Series high2,5581992
Series low6532023

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Unemployed people in Lima, OH, 1990 to 2025

5001,0001,5002,0002,5003,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 2,399 persons1991: 2,497 persons1992: 2,558 persons1993: 2,483 persons1994: 2,050 persons1995: 1,846 persons1996: 2,147 persons1997: 1,797 persons1998: 1,630 persons1999: 1,578 persons2000: 1,347 persons2001: 1,498 persons2002: 1,911 persons2003: 1,375 persons2004: 1,363 persons2005: 1,246 persons2006: 1,297 persons2007: 1,253 persons2008: 1,523 persons2009: 2,205 persons2010: 2,050 persons2011: 1,806 persons2012: 1,480 persons2013: 1,465 persons2014: 1,064 persons2015: 878 persons2016: 902 persons2017: 892 persons2018: 785 persons2019: 726 persons2020: 1,635 persons2021: 1,071 persons2022: 715 persons2023: 653 persons2024: 765 persons2025: 842 persons5001,0001,5002,0002,5003,00019902002201420251990: 2,399 persons1991: 2,497 persons1992: 2,558 persons1993: 2,483 persons1994: 2,050 persons1995: 1,846 persons1996: 2,147 persons1997: 1,797 persons1998: 1,630 persons1999: 1,578 persons2000: 1,347 persons2001: 1,498 persons2002: 1,911 persons2003: 1,375 persons2004: 1,363 persons2005: 1,246 persons2006: 1,297 persons2007: 1,253 persons2008: 1,523 persons2009: 2,205 persons2010: 2,050 persons2011: 1,806 persons2012: 1,480 persons2013: 1,465 persons2014: 1,064 persons2015: 878 persons2016: 902 persons2017: 892 persons2018: 785 persons2019: 726 persons2020: 1,635 persons2021: 1,071 persons2022: 715 persons2023: 653 persons2024: 765 persons2025: 842 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
2025842
2024765
2023653
2022715
20211,071
20201,635
2019726
2018785
2017892
2016902
2015878
20141,064
20131,465
20121,480
20111,806
20102,050
20092,205
20081,523
20071,253
20061,297
20051,246
20041,363
20031,375
20021,911
20011,498
20001,347
19991,578
19981,630
19971,797
19962,147
19951,846
19942,050
19932,483
19922,558
19912,497
19902,399

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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, Lima, 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, Lima, 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/lima-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, Lima, 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/lima-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, Lima, 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/lima-oh (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Lima, OH?

Unemployed people in Lima, OH was 842 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 10.1% from 2024. That is the 34th highest of 71 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

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 Lima, OH?

2,558 in 1992, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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