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Cities in Ohio by unemployment rate

Warren, OH had the highest unemployment rate of 71 cities in January 2026, at 9.4%. Lakewood, OH had the lowest, at 2.8%. The median was 4.2% and the figure for Ohio was 4.3%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest9.4Warren, OH
Lowest2.8Lakewood, OH
Median4.271 cities
Ohio4.3History

Top 40 cities, January 2026

Warren, OH: 9.4 %Warren, OH9.4Youngstown, OH: 8.5 %Youngstown, OH8.5Barberton, OH: 7 %Barberton, OH7Toledo, OH: 7 %Toledo, OH7Sandusky, OH: 6.9 %Sandusky, OH6.9Springfield, OH: 6.8 %Springfield, OH6.8Mansfield, OH: 6.3 %Mansfield, OH6.3Trotwood, OH: 6.2 %Trotwood, OH6.2Canton, OH: 5.7 %Canton, OH5.7Zanesville, OH: 5.7 %Zanesville, OH5.7Dayton, OH: 5.6 %Dayton, OH5.6Lima, OH: 5.6 %Lima, OH5.6Middletown, OH: 5.6 %Middletown, OH5.6Akron, OH: 5.5 %Akron, OH5.5Riverside, OH: 5.5 %Riverside, OH5.5Massillon, OH: 5.2 %Massillon, OH5.2Garfield Heights, OH: 5 %Garfield Heights, OH5Lorain, OH: 5 %Lorain, OH5Marion, OH: 5 %Marion, OH5Hamilton, OH: 4.8 %Hamilton, OH4.8Maple Heights, OH: 4.8 %Maple Heights, OH4.8Xenia, OH: 4.8 %Xenia, OH4.8Huber Heights, OH: 4.7 %Huber Heights, OH4.7Elyria, OH: 4.6 %Elyria, OH4.6Lancaster, OH: 4.6 %Lancaster, OH4.6Athens, OH: 4.5 %Athens, OH4.5Cincinnati, OH: 4.5 %Cincinnati, OH4.5Cleveland, OH: 4.5 %Cleveland, OH4.5Green, OH: 4.5 %Green, OH4.5Kent, OH: 4.5 %Kent, OH4.5Fairborn, OH: 4.4 %Fairborn, OH4.4Newark, OH: 4.4 %Newark, OH4.4Troy, OH: 4.4 %Troy, OH4.4Cuyahoga Falls, OH: 4.2 %Cuyahoga Falls, OH4.2Findlay, OH: 4.2 %Findlay, OH4.2Kettering, OH: 4.2 %Kettering, OH4.2Reynoldsburg, OH: 4.2 %Reynoldsburg, OH4.2Stow, OH: 4.2 %Stow, OH4.2Columbus, OH: 4.1 %Columbus, OH4.1Perrysburg, OH: 4.1 %Perrysburg, OH4.1Warren, OH: 9.4 %Warren, OH9.4Youngstown, OH: 8.5 %Youngstown, OH8.5Barberton, OH: 7 %Barberton, OH7Toledo, OH: 7 %Toledo, OH7Sandusky, OH: 6.9 %Sandusky, OH6.9Springfield, OH: 6.8 %Springfield, OH6.8Mansfield, OH: 6.3 %Mansfield, OH6.3Trotwood, OH: 6.2 %Trotwood, OH6.2Canton, OH: 5.7 %Canton, OH5.7Zanesville, OH: 5.7 %Zanesville, OH5.7Dayton, OH: 5.6 %Dayton, OH5.6Lima, OH: 5.6 %Lima, OH5.6Middletown, OH: 5.6 %Middletown, OH5.6Akron, OH: 5.5 %Akron, OH5.5Riverside, OH: 5.5 %Riverside, OH5.5Massillon, OH: 5.2 %Massillon, OH5.2Garfield Heights, OH: 5 %Garfield Heights, OH5Lorain, OH: 5 %Lorain, OH5Marion, OH: 5 %Marion, OH5Hamilton, OH: 4.8 %Hamilton, OH4.8Maple Heights, OH: 4.8 %Maple Heights, OH4.8Xenia, OH: 4.8 %Xenia, OH4.8Huber Heights, OH: 4.7 %Huber Heights, OH4.7Elyria, OH: 4.6 %Elyria, OH4.6Lancaster, OH: 4.6 %Lancaster, OH4.6Athens, OH: 4.5 %Athens, OH4.5Cincinnati, OH: 4.5 %Cincinnati, OH4.5Cleveland, OH: 4.5 %Cleveland, OH4.5Green, OH: 4.5 %Green, OH4.5Kent, OH: 4.5 %Kent, OH4.5Fairborn, OH: 4.4 %Fairborn, OH4.4Newark, OH: 4.4 %Newark, OH4.4Troy, OH: 4.4 %Troy, OH4.4Cuyahoga Falls, OH: 4.2 %Cuyahoga Falls, OH4.2Findlay, OH: 4.2 %Findlay, OH4.2Kettering, OH: 4.2 %Kettering, OH4.2Reynoldsburg, OH: 4.2 %Reynoldsburg, OH4.2Stow, OH: 4.2 %Stow, OH4.2Columbus, OH: 4.1 %Columbus, OH4.1Perrysburg, OH: 4.1 %Perrysburg, OH4.1
%. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment rate (measure 03). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCitiesJanuary 2026 (%)Change on January 2025
1Warren, OH9.4+1.6 pts
2Youngstown, OH8.5+1 pts
3Barberton, OH7-0.8 pts
3Toledo, OH7-1.5 pts
5Sandusky, OH6.9-1.1 pts
6Springfield, OH6.8-1.3 pts
7Mansfield, OH6.3-0.7 pts
8Trotwood, OH6.2-0.4 pts
9Canton, OH5.7-1.2 pts
9Zanesville, OH5.7-1.7 pts
11Dayton, OH5.6-1.2 pts
11Lima, OH5.6-0.2 pts
11Middletown, OH5.6-0.3 pts
14Akron, OH5.5-1 pts
14Riverside, OH5.5-0.5 pts
16Massillon, OH5.2-0.9 pts
17Garfield Heights, OH50 pts
17Lorain, OH5-0.9 pts
17Marion, OH5-1.1 pts
20Hamilton, OH4.8-1 pts
20Maple Heights, OH4.8-0.9 pts
20Xenia, OH4.8-1.2 pts
23Huber Heights, OH4.7-0.9 pts
24Elyria, OH4.6-0.4 pts
24Lancaster, OH4.6-1.3 pts
26Athens, OH4.5-1.2 pts
26Cincinnati, OH4.5-0.8 pts
26Cleveland, OH4.5-0.6 pts
26Green, OH4.5-0.7 pts
26Kent, OH4.5-0.6 pts
31Fairborn, OH4.4-0.8 pts
31Newark, OH4.4-0.9 pts
31Troy, OH4.4-0.5 pts
34Cuyahoga Falls, OH4.2-0.9 pts
34Findlay, OH4.2-1.2 pts
34Kettering, OH4.2-0.7 pts
34Reynoldsburg, OH4.2-0.8 pts
34Stow, OH4.2-0.8 pts
39Columbus, OH4.1-0.8 pts
39Perrysburg, OH4.1-0.6 pts
41Bowling Green, OH4-0.8 pts
41Euclid, OH4-1.1 pts
41Gahanna, OH4-0.7 pts
41Westerville, OH4-0.5 pts
45Beavercreek, OH3.9-0.3 pts
45Centerville, OH3.9-0.8 pts
45Grove City, OH3.9-0.6 pts
48Delaware, OH3.8-0.8 pts
48Fairfield, OH3.8-1 pts
48Parma, OH3.8-0.5 pts
48Wooster, OH3.8-0.6 pts
52North Royalton, OH3.7-0.2 pts
52Pickerington, OH3.7-0.6 pts
54South Euclid, OH3.6-0.8 pts
55Cleveland Heights, OH3.5-0.3 pts
55Mason, OH3.5-0.7 pts
55North Olmsted, OH3.5-0.2 pts
55Upper Arlington, OH3.5-0.6 pts
59Dublin, OH3.4-0.5 pts
59North Ridgeville, OH3.4-0.6 pts
61Mentor, OH3.3-0.5 pts
61Strongsville, OH3.3-0.6 pts
63Hilliard, OH3.2-0.8 pts
63Marysville, OH3.2-0.8 pts
63Medina, OH3.2-0.5 pts
63Westlake, OH3.2-0.5 pts
67Brunswick, OH3.1-0.6 pts
68Avon Lake, OH3-0.4 pts
68Shaker Heights, OH3-0.6 pts
70Avon, OH2.9-0.3 pts
71Lakewood, OH2.8-0.4 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, 2026-01) [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, 2026-01. 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?period=2026-01. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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, 2026-01. 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?period=2026-01.

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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, 2026-01 [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?period=2026-01 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest unemployment rate?

Warren, OH, with 9.4% in January 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Lakewood, OH, with 2.8% in January 2026.

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