Cities in Ohio by unemployed people

Columbus, OH had the highest unemployed people of 71 cities in 2021, at 25,733. Athens, OH had the lowest, at 397. The median was 928. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest25,733Columbus, OH

Lowest397Athens, OH

Median92871 cities

Top 40 cities, 2021

persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2021 persons	Change on 2020
1	Columbus, OH	25,733	-32.8%
2	Cleveland, OH	12,712	-41.1%
3	Toledo, OH	9,093	-40.3%
4	Cincinnati, OH	8,503	-37.1%
5	Akron, OH	5,993	-34.3%
6	Dayton, OH	4,203	-35.7%
7	Parma, OH	2,379	-43.5%
8	Lorain, OH	2,184	-41.1%
9	Canton, OH	2,085	-33.5%
10	Euclid, OH	1,822	-38.9%
11	Youngstown, OH	1,816	-36.8%
12	Elyria, OH	1,594	-45.3%
13	Hamilton, OH	1,585	-34.7%
14	Springfield, OH	1,567	-33.8%
15	Middletown, OH	1,456	-34.4%
16	Lakewood, OH	1,448	-47.6%
17	Kettering, OH	1,372	-36.4%
18	Cuyahoga Falls, OH	1,343	-33.8%
19	Cleveland Heights, OH	1,299	-37.9%
20	Mansfield, OH	1,237	-35.9%
21	Mentor, OH	1,178	-40.2%
22	Reynoldsburg, OH	1,144	-32.4%
23	Newark, OH	1,138	-37.6%
24	Strongsville, OH	1,128	-37%
25	Fairfield, OH	1,098	-41%
26	Warren, OH	1,086	-37.7%
27	Dublin, OH	1,085	-19.4%
28	Garfield Heights, OH	1,077	-40.6%
29	Lima, OH	1,071	-34.5%
30	Huber Heights, OH	1,057	-35.6%
31	Findlay, OH	1,026	-39.2%
32	Grove City, OH	1,000	-26.3%
33	Sandusky, OH	977	-38.4%
34	Lancaster, OH	952	-34.1%
35	Westerville, OH	939	-28.9%
36	Beavercreek, OH	928	-26.8%
37	Delaware, OH	923	-33%
38	Maple Heights, OH	901	-39.6%
39	Massillon, OH	887	-32.9%
40	North Olmsted, OH	876	-42.1%
41	Gahanna, OH	871	-32.3%
42	Stow, OH	850	-31%
43	Fairborn, OH	848	-34.8%
44	North Royalton, OH	840	-36.6%
45	Brunswick, OH	829	-47.6%
45	Westlake, OH	829	-34.4%
47	North Ridgeville, OH	820	-42.5%
48	Trotwood, OH	775	-35.1%
49	Marion, OH	773	-37.6%
50	Hilliard, OH	758	-27.5%
51	Upper Arlington, OH	749	-16.7%
52	Barberton, OH	724	-36.8%
53	Shaker Heights, OH	719	-32.2%
54	South Euclid, OH	714	-38.2%
55	Mason, OH	687	-35.7%
56	Green, OH	669	-30.4%
57	Xenia, OH	665	-34%
58	Zanesville, OH	635	-32.8%
59	Riverside, OH	630	-34.7%
60	Kent, OH	622	-35.1%
61	Medina, OH	605	-46.4%
62	Troy, OH	595	-41%
63	Bowling Green, OH	582	-41.2%
64	Centerville, OH	558	-28.2%
65	Wooster, OH	553	-40.3%
66	Avon Lake, OH	543	-37.2%
67	Pickerington, OH	530	-29.4%
68	Perrysburg, OH	529	-31.3%
69	Avon, OH	494	-38.6%
70	Marysville, OH	470	-36.9%
71	Athens, OH	397	-34.6%

Other periods

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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.

How to cite

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.CurrentU20-24. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average (Cities in Ohio by unemployed people, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU20-24

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Cities in Ohio by unemployed people, 2021. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU20-24. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployed-people/ohio-cities?period=2021. 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. Cities in Ohio by unemployed people, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU20-24. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployed-people/ohio-cities?period=2021.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Cities in Ohio by unemployed people, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU20-24, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployed-people/ohio-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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Which city has the highest unemployed people?

Columbus, OH, with 25,733 in 2021, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which city has the lowest unemployed people?

Athens, OH, with 397 in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12.