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Cities in Ohio by unemployment rate, August 2026

Warren, OH had the highest unemployment rate of 71 cities in August 2026, at 7.5%. Lakewood, OH had the lowest, at 1.4%. The median was 3.3% and the figure for Ohio was 3.3%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest7.5Warren, OH
Lowest1.4Lakewood, OH
Median3.371 cities
Ohio3.3History

Top 40 cities, August 2026

Warren, OH: 7.5 %Warren, OH7.5Youngstown, OH: 6.9 %Youngstown, OH6.9Toledo, OH: 5.3 %Toledo, OH5.3Trotwood, OH: 5.2 %Trotwood, OH5.2Canton, OH: 4.6 %Canton, OH4.6Dayton, OH: 4.6 %Dayton, OH4.6Mansfield, OH: 4.5 %Mansfield, OH4.5Akron, OH: 4.4 %Akron, OH4.4Athens, OH: 4.3 %Athens, OH4.3Springfield, OH: 4.3 %Springfield, OH4.3Zanesville, OH: 4.2 %Zanesville, OH4.2Barberton, OH: 4.1 %Barberton, OH4.1Hamilton, OH: 4.1 %Hamilton, OH4.1Lima, OH: 4.1 %Lima, OH4.1Middletown, OH: 4.1 %Middletown, OH4.1Cincinnati, OH: 4 %Cincinnati, OH4Marion, OH: 4 %Marion, OH4Riverside, OH: 3.9 %Riverside, OH3.9Sandusky, OH: 3.9 %Sandusky, OH3.9Xenia, OH: 3.8 %Xenia, OH3.8Kent, OH: 3.7 %Kent, OH3.7Massillon, OH: 3.7 %Massillon, OH3.7Newark, OH: 3.7 %Newark, OH3.7Huber Heights, OH: 3.6 %Huber Heights, OH3.6Reynoldsburg, OH: 3.6 %Reynoldsburg, OH3.6Columbus, OH: 3.5 %Columbus, OH3.5Fairfield, OH: 3.5 %Fairfield, OH3.5Kettering, OH: 3.5 %Kettering, OH3.5Lancaster, OH: 3.5 %Lancaster, OH3.5Bowling Green, OH: 3.4 %Bowling Green, OH3.4Centerville, OH: 3.4 %Centerville, OH3.4Delaware, OH: 3.4 %Delaware, OH3.4Gahanna, OH: 3.4 %Gahanna, OH3.4Green, OH: 3.4 %Green, OH3.4Beavercreek, OH: 3.3 %Beavercreek, OH3.3Cuyahoga Falls, OH: 3.3 %Cuyahoga Falls, OH3.3Findlay, OH: 3.3 %Findlay, OH3.3Perrysburg, OH: 3.3 %Perrysburg, OH3.3Stow, OH: 3.3 %Stow, OH3.3Troy, OH: 3.3 %Troy, OH3.3Warren, OH: 7.5 %Warren, OH7.5Youngstown, OH: 6.9 %Youngstown, OH6.9Toledo, OH: 5.3 %Toledo, OH5.3Trotwood, OH: 5.2 %Trotwood, OH5.2Canton, OH: 4.6 %Canton, OH4.6Dayton, OH: 4.6 %Dayton, OH4.6Mansfield, OH: 4.5 %Mansfield, OH4.5Akron, OH: 4.4 %Akron, OH4.4Athens, OH: 4.3 %Athens, OH4.3Springfield, OH: 4.3 %Springfield, OH4.3Zanesville, OH: 4.2 %Zanesville, OH4.2Barberton, OH: 4.1 %Barberton, OH4.1Hamilton, OH: 4.1 %Hamilton, OH4.1Lima, OH: 4.1 %Lima, OH4.1Middletown, OH: 4.1 %Middletown, OH4.1Cincinnati, OH: 4 %Cincinnati, OH4Marion, OH: 4 %Marion, OH4Riverside, OH: 3.9 %Riverside, OH3.9Sandusky, OH: 3.9 %Sandusky, OH3.9Xenia, OH: 3.8 %Xenia, OH3.8Kent, OH: 3.7 %Kent, OH3.7Massillon, OH: 3.7 %Massillon, OH3.7Newark, OH: 3.7 %Newark, OH3.7Huber Heights, OH: 3.6 %Huber Heights, OH3.6Reynoldsburg, OH: 3.6 %Reynoldsburg, OH3.6Columbus, OH: 3.5 %Columbus, OH3.5Fairfield, OH: 3.5 %Fairfield, OH3.5Kettering, OH: 3.5 %Kettering, OH3.5Lancaster, OH: 3.5 %Lancaster, OH3.5Bowling Green, OH: 3.4 %Bowling Green, OH3.4Centerville, OH: 3.4 %Centerville, OH3.4Delaware, OH: 3.4 %Delaware, OH3.4Gahanna, OH: 3.4 %Gahanna, OH3.4Green, OH: 3.4 %Green, OH3.4Beavercreek, OH: 3.3 %Beavercreek, OH3.3Cuyahoga Falls, OH: 3.3 %Cuyahoga Falls, OH3.3Findlay, OH: 3.3 %Findlay, OH3.3Perrysburg, OH: 3.3 %Perrysburg, OH3.3Stow, OH: 3.3 %Stow, OH3.3Troy, OH: 3.3 %Troy, OH3.3
%. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment rate (measure 03). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCitiesAugust 2026 (%)Change on August 2025
1Warren, OH Provisional7.50 pts
2Youngstown, OH Provisional6.9+0.2 pts
3Toledo, OH Provisional5.3-1.1 pts
4Trotwood, OH Provisional5.2-1 pts
5Canton, OH Provisional4.6-1.2 pts
5Dayton, OH Provisional4.6-1.5 pts
7Mansfield, OH Provisional4.5-1.5 pts
8Akron, OH Provisional4.4-1.1 pts
9Athens, OH Provisional4.3-1.7 pts
9Springfield, OH Provisional4.3-1.2 pts
11Zanesville, OH Provisional4.2-0.5 pts
12Barberton, OH Provisional4.1-1.3 pts
12Hamilton, OH Provisional4.1-0.7 pts
12Lima, OH Provisional4.1-1.5 pts
12Middletown, OH Provisional4.1-1.3 pts
16Cincinnati, OH Provisional4-1.1 pts
16Marion, OH Provisional4-0.9 pts
18Riverside, OH Provisional3.9-0.8 pts
18Sandusky, OH Provisional3.9-0.9 pts
20Xenia, OH Provisional3.8-1.1 pts
21Kent, OH Provisional3.7-1.4 pts
21Massillon, OH Provisional3.7-0.9 pts
21Newark, OH Provisional3.7-0.9 pts
24Huber Heights, OH Provisional3.6-0.7 pts
24Reynoldsburg, OH Provisional3.6-0.7 pts
26Columbus, OH Provisional3.5-0.9 pts
26Fairfield, OH Provisional3.5-0.8 pts
26Kettering, OH Provisional3.5-0.7 pts
26Lancaster, OH Provisional3.5-1 pts
30Bowling Green, OH Provisional3.4-1.1 pts
30Centerville, OH Provisional3.4-0.6 pts
30Delaware, OH Provisional3.4-0.5 pts
30Gahanna, OH Provisional3.4-0.8 pts
30Green, OH Provisional3.4-0.7 pts
35Beavercreek, OH Provisional3.3-0.6 pts
35Cuyahoga Falls, OH Provisional3.3-0.7 pts
35Findlay, OH Provisional3.3-1.2 pts
35Perrysburg, OH Provisional3.3-0.6 pts
35Stow, OH Provisional3.3-0.9 pts
35Troy, OH Provisional3.3-0.9 pts
35Westerville, OH Provisional3.3-0.9 pts
42Pickerington, OH Provisional3.2-0.6 pts
43Fairborn, OH Provisional3.1-1.3 pts
43Mason, OH Provisional3.1-0.6 pts
45Grove City, OH Provisional3-0.9 pts
45Wooster, OH Provisional3-0.9 pts
47Dublin, OH Provisional2.9-0.9 pts
47Marysville, OH Provisional2.9-0.6 pts
47Upper Arlington, OH Provisional2.9-0.8 pts
50Hilliard, OH Provisional2.8-0.9 pts
51Garfield Heights, OH Provisional2.5-2.3 pts
52Euclid, OH Provisional2.4-2 pts
52Lorain, OH Provisional2.4-2.4 pts
52Maple Heights, OH Provisional2.4-2.6 pts
55Cleveland, OH Provisional2.2-2.3 pts
55South Euclid, OH Provisional2.2-1.6 pts
57Elyria, OH Provisional1.9-2 pts
58Cleveland Heights, OH Provisional1.8-2 pts
58Shaker Heights, OH Provisional1.8-1.5 pts
60Parma, OH Provisional1.7-1.7 pts
61Mentor, OH Provisional1.6-1.5 pts
61North Olmsted, OH Provisional1.6-1.6 pts
61North Ridgeville, OH Provisional1.6-1.6 pts
61North Royalton, OH Provisional1.6-1.7 pts
61Strongsville, OH Provisional1.6-1.6 pts
61Westlake, OH Provisional1.6-1.8 pts
67Avon, OH Provisional1.5-1.5 pts
67Brunswick, OH Provisional1.5-1.4 pts
67Medina, OH Provisional1.5-1.6 pts
70Avon Lake, OH Provisional1.4-1.6 pts
70Lakewood, OH Provisional1.4-1.5 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force, using the survey definition of unemployment: without work, available and looking for work.

More on how it is measured
  • Spain: EPA, aged 16 and over.
  • EU: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74.
  • United States: civilian labour force aged 16 and over, from the Current Population Survey for the nation and from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics models, consistent with that survey, for states, counties and cities.
  • United Kingdom regions: Labour Force Survey, aged 16 and over, seasonally adjusted.
  • Canada: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted, for the country and the provinces.
  • Australia: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted, for the nation and the six states; the ABS publishes no seasonally adjusted series for the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory.
  • New Zealand: Household Labour Force Survey, aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted for the country and not seasonally adjusted for regional council areas.
  • Norway: Statistics Norway Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74, seasonally adjusted monthly figures.
  • Sweden: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74, seasonally adjusted and smoothed (the series Statistics Sweden gives in its monthly release), national.
  • Switzerland: Swiss Labour Force Survey (SLFS), ILO definition, permanent resident population aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted quarterly averages, national.
  • For other countries, the source may be OECD survey-based rates, annual survey-based rates compiled by the ILO in ILOSTAT, or annual ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank.
  • ILO modelled estimates cover ages 15 and over.
  • The World series uses those ILO modelled estimates.

Survey-based for national and Eurostat series. Available for Spain, regions, provinces, EU countries, US states, US counties, US cities (those of 25,000 or more and smaller New England cities), United Kingdom regions, Canadian provinces, Australia and its six states, New Zealand with 10 of its regions, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland (national), not Spanish municipalities. For Spanish municipalities use registered_unemployment_rate.

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.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment rate (measure 03). 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 rate (measure 03) (Cities in Ohio by unemployment rate, 2026-08) [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 rate (measure 03), Cities in Ohio by unemployment rate, 2026-08. 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/rankings/unemployment-rate/ohio-cities. 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 rate (measure 03). Cities in Ohio by unemployment rate, 2026-08. 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/rankings/unemployment-rate/ohio-cities.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment rate (measure 03), Cities in Ohio by unemployment rate, 2026-08 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate/ohio-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Warren, OH, with 7.5% in August 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Lakewood, OH, with 1.4% in August 2026.

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