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Cities in Ohio by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate)

East Cleveland, OH had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 176 cities in 2023, at 17.7%. Harrison, OH had the lowest, at 1.1%. The median was 4.3% and the figure for Ohio was 4.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17.7East Cleveland, OH
Lowest1.1Harrison, OH
Median4.3176 cities
Ohio4.9History

Top 40 cities, 2023

East Cleveland, OH: 17.7 %East Cleveland, OH17.7Oxford, OH: 13.5 %Oxford, OH13.5Ashtabula, OH: 12.3 %Ashtabula, OH12.3Conneaut, OH: 12 %Conneaut, OH12Youngstown, OH: 11.9 %Youngstown, OH11.9Cleveland, OH: 11.5 %Cleveland, OH11.5Maple Heights, OH: 11.3 %Maple Heights, OH11.3Richmond Heights, OH: 11.1 %Richmond Heights, OH11.1Portsmouth, OH: 10.4 %Portsmouth, OH10.4Kent, OH: 10.4 %Kent, OH10.4Whitehall, OH: 9.9 %Whitehall, OH9.9Sandusky, OH: 9.8 %Sandusky, OH9.8Dayton, OH: 9.7 %Dayton, OH9.7Warrensville Heights, OH: 9.6 %Warrensville Heights, OH9.6Circleville, OH: 9.2 %Circleville, OH9.2Garfield Heights, OH: 9.1 %Garfield Heights, OH9.1Springfield, OH: 9 %Springfield, OH9Marion, OH: 9 %Marion, OH9Lima, OH: 8.9 %Lima, OH8.9Warren, OH: 8.9 %Warren, OH8.9Zanesville, OH: 8.7 %Zanesville, OH8.7Toledo, OH: 8.5 %Toledo, OH8.5Galion, OH: 8.2 %Galion, OH8.2Trotwood, OH: 8.2 %Trotwood, OH8.2Akron, OH: 8 %Akron, OH8Athens, OH: 7.8 %Athens, OH7.8Coshocton, OH: 7.7 %Coshocton, OH7.7Canton, OH: 7.7 %Canton, OH7.7Bedford, OH: 7.6 %Bedford, OH7.6Urbana, OH: 7.2 %Urbana, OH7.2Cleveland Heights, OH: 7.2 %Cleveland Heights, OH7.2Mansfield, OH: 7 %Mansfield, OH7Lorain, OH: 7 %Lorain, OH7Fostoria, OH: 6.9 %Fostoria, OH6.9Miamisburg, OH: 6.8 %Miamisburg, OH6.8Middletown, OH: 6.8 %Middletown, OH6.8Cincinnati, OH: 6.8 %Cincinnati, OH6.8Bedford Heights, OH: 6.7 %Bedford Heights, OH6.7Ravenna, OH: 6.6 %Ravenna, OH6.6Parma, OH: 6.5 %Parma, OH6.5East Cleveland, OH: 17.7 %East Cleveland, OH17.7Oxford, OH: 13.5 %Oxford, OH13.5Ashtabula, OH: 12.3 %Ashtabula, OH12.3Conneaut, OH: 12 %Conneaut, OH12Youngstown, OH: 11.9 %Youngstown, OH11.9Cleveland, OH: 11.5 %Cleveland, OH11.5Maple Heights, OH: 11.3 %Maple Heights, OH11.3Richmond Heights, OH: 11.1 %Richmond Heights, OH11.1Portsmouth, OH: 10.4 %Portsmouth, OH10.4Kent, OH: 10.4 %Kent, OH10.4Whitehall, OH: 9.9 %Whitehall, OH9.9Sandusky, OH: 9.8 %Sandusky, OH9.8Dayton, OH: 9.7 %Dayton, OH9.7Warrensville Heights, OH: 9.6 %Warrensville Heights, OH9.6Circleville, OH: 9.2 %Circleville, OH9.2Garfield Heights, OH: 9.1 %Garfield Heights, OH9.1Springfield, OH: 9 %Springfield, OH9Marion, OH: 9 %Marion, OH9Lima, OH: 8.9 %Lima, OH8.9Warren, OH: 8.9 %Warren, OH8.9Zanesville, OH: 8.7 %Zanesville, OH8.7Toledo, OH: 8.5 %Toledo, OH8.5Galion, OH: 8.2 %Galion, OH8.2Trotwood, OH: 8.2 %Trotwood, OH8.2Akron, OH: 8 %Akron, OH8Athens, OH: 7.8 %Athens, OH7.8Coshocton, OH: 7.7 %Coshocton, OH7.7Canton, OH: 7.7 %Canton, OH7.7Bedford, OH: 7.6 %Bedford, OH7.6Urbana, OH: 7.2 %Urbana, OH7.2Cleveland Heights, OH: 7.2 %Cleveland Heights, OH7.2Mansfield, OH: 7 %Mansfield, OH7Lorain, OH: 7 %Lorain, OH7Fostoria, OH: 6.9 %Fostoria, OH6.9Miamisburg, OH: 6.8 %Miamisburg, OH6.8Middletown, OH: 6.8 %Middletown, OH6.8Cincinnati, OH: 6.8 %Cincinnati, OH6.8Bedford Heights, OH: 6.7 %Bedford Heights, OH6.7Ravenna, OH: 6.6 %Ravenna, OH6.6Parma, OH: 6.5 %Parma, OH6.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1East Cleveland, OH17.7-1.6 pts
2Oxford, OH13.5+2.6 pts
3Ashtabula, OH12.3-1.3 pts
4Conneaut, OH12-0 pts
5Youngstown, OH11.9-1.3 pts
6Cleveland, OH11.5-0.4 pts
7Maple Heights, OH11.3+2.9 pts
8Richmond Heights, OH11.1+0.9 pts
9Portsmouth, OH10.4-1 pts
10Kent, OH10.4-0.3 pts
11Whitehall, OH9.9-0.8 pts
12Sandusky, OH9.8+0.4 pts
13Dayton, OH9.7-0.2 pts
14Warrensville Heights, OH9.6-0.5 pts
15Circleville, OH9.2-0.1 pts
16Garfield Heights, OH9.1-0.7 pts
17Springfield, OH9-0.1 pts
18Marion, OH9+0.3 pts
19Lima, OH8.9+0.3 pts
20Warren, OH8.9+0.3 pts
21Zanesville, OH8.7+0.2 pts
22Toledo, OH8.5+0.3 pts
23Galion, OH8.2+1 pts
24Trotwood, OH8.2-0.2 pts
25Akron, OH8+0.3 pts
26Athens, OH7.8+0.3 pts
27Coshocton, OH7.7-1.5 pts
28Canton, OH7.7-1.3 pts
29Bedford, OH7.6+1 pts
30Urbana, OH7.2+3 pts
31Cleveland Heights, OH7.2-0.3 pts
32Mansfield, OH7-0.8 pts
33Lorain, OH7+0.7 pts
34Fostoria, OH6.9+1.1 pts
35Miamisburg, OH6.8-0.6 pts
35Middletown, OH6.8-0.4 pts
37Cincinnati, OH6.8-0.1 pts
38Bedford Heights, OH6.7+0.6 pts
39Ravenna, OH6.6-0.4 pts
40Parma, OH6.5+0.8 pts
41Euclid, OH6.3-2.2 pts
42Washington Court House, OH6.3+0.3 pts
43Berea, OH6.1+1.3 pts
44Painesville, OH6+1.2 pts
45Mayfield Heights, OH6+0.3 pts
46Hamilton, OH6-1 pts
47Springdale, OH5.9-0.4 pts
48Bucyrus, OH5.9-1.7 pts
49Beachwood, OH5.8-0.2 pts
50Bowling Green, OH5.8-0.6 pts
51Chillicothe, OH5.7-1.9 pts
52Trenton, OH5.7+1 pts
53Riverside, OH5.7+1.6 pts
54South Euclid, OH5.6-0.2 pts
55Eastlake, OH5.6-0.2 pts
56University Heights, OH5.6+0.1 pts
57Medina, OH5.6+0.8 pts
57Sidney, OH5.6-1.1 pts
59Xenia, OH5.6-1.5 pts
60Elyria, OH5.5+0.6 pts
61Defiance, OH5.5-0.1 pts
62Dover, OH5.4+0.2 pts
63Fairfield, OH5.40 pts
64London, OH5.4+1.1 pts
65Steubenville, OH5.3-2.3 pts
66Marietta, OH5.2-0.3 pts
66Reynoldsburg, OH5.2-0.2 pts
68Lakewood, OH5.2-0.2 pts
69Fremont, OH5.1-1.4 pts
70Ironton, OH5.1-1.3 pts
70Salem, OH5.1+0.6 pts
72Reading, OH5.10 pts
73Columbus, OH5.1-0.1 pts
74Willoughby, OH5+0.8 pts
75Lancaster, OH5+0.4 pts
75Wilmington, OH50 pts
77Troy, OH5-0 pts
78West Carrollton, OH4.9-0.2 pts
79Shaker Heights, OH4.9-0.3 pts
80Aurora, OH4.8-0.6 pts
80Huber Heights, OH4.8+0.5 pts
82Brecksville, OH4.8-1.3 pts
83Barberton, OH4.7-2 pts
84Streetsboro, OH4.7+0.1 pts
85Wooster, OH4.5-0.1 pts
86Norwood, OH4.4-0.1 pts
87Greenville, OH4.3+0.3 pts
88Bellefontaine, OH4.3+0.9 pts
89Van Wert, OH4.3-0.3 pts
90Perrysburg, OH4.2+0.1 pts
90Piqua, OH4.2+0.4 pts
92Forest Park, OH4.2+0.4 pts
93Willowick, OH4.2-0.1 pts
94Worthington, OH4.2+0.6 pts
95Brook Park, OH4.2-1.2 pts
95Fairborn, OH4.2-0.7 pts
97Norwalk, OH4.1-0.5 pts
98New Franklin, OH4.1-0.4 pts
99Alliance, OH4.1+0.1 pts
100Amherst, OH4-2 pts
101Cuyahoga Falls, OH4-0.4 pts
102Niles, OH4-1.6 pts
103Stow, OH4-0.4 pts
104North Royalton, OH3.9-0.2 pts
105Parma Heights, OH3.9+0.1 pts
106Sylvania, OH3.9+0.1 pts
107Ashland, OH3.9+0.1 pts
107Fairview Park, OH3.9+0.6 pts
109Kettering, OH3.8+0.1 pts
110Vandalia, OH3.8+0.8 pts
111Englewood, OH3.7-0.9 pts
111Heath, OH3.7+0.5 pts
113New Philadelphia, OH3.7+0.6 pts
114Bexley, OH3.7+0.1 pts
115Findlay, OH3.6-0.6 pts
115Massillon, OH3.6-0.3 pts
115Tiffin, OH3.6-1.5 pts
118Oregon, OH3.6-0.8 pts
119Springboro, OH3.6-1 pts
119Vermilion, OH3.6+0.6 pts
121Brooklyn, OH3.5-3.1 pts
122Macedonia, OH3.5+0.2 pts
122Tallmadge, OH3.5+1.2 pts
124Newark, OH3.5-0.5 pts
125Centerville, OH3.4+0.2 pts
126Seven Hills, OH3.4-0.5 pts
127Loveland, OH3.3-0.6 pts
128Westlake, OH3.3-0.4 pts
129Mentor, OH3.3-0.6 pts
130Wickliffe, OH3.2-1.6 pts
131Wadsworth, OH3.1-0.7 pts
132Norton, OH3-0.9 pts
133Grove City, OH3+0.6 pts
134Franklin, OH3-0.9 pts
134Strongsville, OH3-0.1 pts
136Montgomery, OH3+0.6 pts
137North Olmsted, OH3-0.2 pts
138Pickerington, OH2.9+0.8 pts
139North Ridgeville, OH2.9-0.3 pts
140Green, OH2.9-0.3 pts
141Marysville, OH2.9-0.3 pts
142Delaware, OH2.9-0.3 pts
143Lyndhurst, OH2.8-0.8 pts
144Powell, OH2.7-0.5 pts
145Dublin, OH2.7-0.2 pts
146Beavercreek, OH2.7-0.1 pts
147Twinsburg, OH2.6-0.6 pts
148Pataskala, OH2.6-0.6 pts
149Avon, OH2.5-0.9 pts
149Maumee, OH2.5-0 pts
149Monroe, OH2.5+0.1 pts
152Solon, OH2.5-0.6 pts
153Mason, OH2.4+0.6 pts
154North Canton, OH2.4-0.1 pts
155New Albany, OH2.4+0.1 pts
156Rocky River, OH2.3-0.2 pts
157Hilliard, OH2.3-0.1 pts
158Clayton, OH2.3-0.5 pts
159Cambridge, OH2.2-0.3 pts
160Mount Vernon, OH2.1-1.2 pts
161Canal Winchester, OH2.1-0.4 pts
162Middleburg Heights, OH2.1+0.1 pts
163Brunswick, OH2.1-0.3 pts
164Upper Arlington, OH2-0.2 pts
165Bay Village, OH2-0.1 pts
165Gahanna, OH2-0.2 pts
167Westerville, OH1.9-0.9 pts
168Lebanon, OH1.9-0.2 pts
169Celina, OH1.9-0.1 pts
169Hudson, OH1.9-0.4 pts
171Blue Ash, OH1.7+0.4 pts
172Sharonville, OH1.6-0.1 pts
173Tipp City, OH1.5+0.6 pts
174Avon Lake, OH1.4-0.5 pts
175Broadview Heights, OH1.4-0.2 pts
176Harrison, OH1.1+0.2 pts

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About this ranking

Unemployed civilians aged 16 and over as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

An average over five years of survey responses, so it moves slowly. The official monthly and annual rates for states and counties are unemployment_rate, from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Ohio by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Ohio by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/ohio-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which city has the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

East Cleveland, OH, with 17.7% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Harrison, OH, with 1.1% in 2023.

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