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Cities in Ohio by unemployment rate

Warren, OH had the highest unemployment rate of 71 cities in May 2026, at 5.9%. Hilliard, OH had the lowest, at 2.3%. The median was 2.9% and the figure for Ohio was 3.7%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest5.9Warren, OH
Lowest2.3Hilliard, OH
Median2.971 cities
Ohio3.7History

Top 40 cities, May 2026

Warren, OH: 5.9 %Warren, OH5.9Youngstown, OH: 5.3 %Youngstown, OH5.3Toledo, OH: 4.4 %Toledo, OH4.4Maple Heights, OH: 4.1 %Maple Heights, OH4.1Garfield Heights, OH: 3.9 %Garfield Heights, OH3.9Mansfield, OH: 3.9 %Mansfield, OH3.9Canton, OH: 3.8 %Canton, OH3.8Cleveland, OH: 3.8 %Cleveland, OH3.8Lorain, OH: 3.8 %Lorain, OH3.8Trotwood, OH: 3.8 %Trotwood, OH3.8Dayton, OH: 3.7 %Dayton, OH3.7Barberton, OH: 3.5 %Barberton, OH3.5Euclid, OH: 3.5 %Euclid, OH3.5Lima, OH: 3.5 %Lima, OH3.5Springfield, OH: 3.5 %Springfield, OH3.5Akron, OH: 3.4 %Akron, OH3.4Elyria, OH: 3.4 %Elyria, OH3.4Athens, OH: 3.3 %Athens, OH3.3Marion, OH: 3.3 %Marion, OH3.3Middletown, OH: 3.3 %Middletown, OH3.3South Euclid, OH: 3.3 %South Euclid, OH3.3Zanesville, OH: 3.2 %Zanesville, OH3.2Kent, OH: 3.1 %Kent, OH3.1Shaker Heights, OH: 3.1 %Shaker Heights, OH3.1Cincinnati, OH: 3 %Cincinnati, OH3Green, OH: 3 %Green, OH3Hamilton, OH: 3 %Hamilton, OH3Massillon, OH: 3 %Massillon, OH3Parma, OH: 3 %Parma, OH3Riverside, OH: 3 %Riverside, OH3Sandusky, OH: 3 %Sandusky, OH3Xenia, OH: 3 %Xenia, OH3Cleveland Heights, OH: 2.9 %Cleveland Heights, OH2.9Huber Heights, OH: 2.9 %Huber Heights, OH2.9Newark, OH: 2.9 %Newark, OH2.9Westlake, OH: 2.9 %Westlake, OH2.9Bowling Green, OH: 2.8 %Bowling Green, OH2.8Centerville, OH: 2.8 %Centerville, OH2.8Columbus, OH: 2.8 %Columbus, OH2.8Fairfield, OH: 2.8 %Fairfield, OH2.8Warren, OH: 5.9 %Warren, OH5.9Youngstown, OH: 5.3 %Youngstown, OH5.3Toledo, OH: 4.4 %Toledo, OH4.4Maple Heights, OH: 4.1 %Maple Heights, OH4.1Garfield Heights, OH: 3.9 %Garfield Heights, OH3.9Mansfield, OH: 3.9 %Mansfield, OH3.9Canton, OH: 3.8 %Canton, OH3.8Cleveland, OH: 3.8 %Cleveland, OH3.8Lorain, OH: 3.8 %Lorain, OH3.8Trotwood, OH: 3.8 %Trotwood, OH3.8Dayton, OH: 3.7 %Dayton, OH3.7Barberton, OH: 3.5 %Barberton, OH3.5Euclid, OH: 3.5 %Euclid, OH3.5Lima, OH: 3.5 %Lima, OH3.5Springfield, OH: 3.5 %Springfield, OH3.5Akron, OH: 3.4 %Akron, OH3.4Elyria, OH: 3.4 %Elyria, OH3.4Athens, OH: 3.3 %Athens, OH3.3Marion, OH: 3.3 %Marion, OH3.3Middletown, OH: 3.3 %Middletown, OH3.3South Euclid, OH: 3.3 %South Euclid, OH3.3Zanesville, OH: 3.2 %Zanesville, OH3.2Kent, OH: 3.1 %Kent, OH3.1Shaker Heights, OH: 3.1 %Shaker Heights, OH3.1Cincinnati, OH: 3 %Cincinnati, OH3Green, OH: 3 %Green, OH3Hamilton, OH: 3 %Hamilton, OH3Massillon, OH: 3 %Massillon, OH3Parma, OH: 3 %Parma, OH3Riverside, OH: 3 %Riverside, OH3Sandusky, OH: 3 %Sandusky, OH3Xenia, OH: 3 %Xenia, OH3Cleveland Heights, OH: 2.9 %Cleveland Heights, OH2.9Huber Heights, OH: 2.9 %Huber Heights, OH2.9Newark, OH: 2.9 %Newark, OH2.9Westlake, OH: 2.9 %Westlake, OH2.9Bowling Green, OH: 2.8 %Bowling Green, OH2.8Centerville, OH: 2.8 %Centerville, OH2.8Columbus, OH: 2.8 %Columbus, OH2.8Fairfield, OH: 2.8 %Fairfield, OH2.8
%. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment rate (measure 03). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCitiesMay 2026 (%)Change on May 2025
1Warren, OH5.9-1.5 pts
2Youngstown, OH5.3-1.2 pts
3Toledo, OH4.4-1.8 pts
4Maple Heights, OH4.1-2.1 pts
5Garfield Heights, OH3.9-1.5 pts
5Mansfield, OH3.9-2.1 pts
7Canton, OH3.8-2 pts
7Cleveland, OH3.8-1.4 pts
7Lorain, OH3.8-1.5 pts
7Trotwood, OH3.8-2.1 pts
11Dayton, OH3.7-2.1 pts
12Barberton, OH3.5-1.9 pts
12Euclid, OH3.5-1.6 pts
12Lima, OH3.5-1.7 pts
12Springfield, OH3.5-1.9 pts
16Akron, OH3.4-1.9 pts
16Elyria, OH3.4-1.2 pts
18Athens, OH3.3-1.7 pts
18Marion, OH3.3-1.6 pts
18Middletown, OH3.3-1.5 pts
18South Euclid, OH3.3-1.5 pts
22Zanesville, OH3.2-1.9 pts
23Kent, OH3.1-1.7 pts
23Shaker Heights, OH3.1-1 pts
25Cincinnati, OH3-1.7 pts
25Green, OH3-1.2 pts
25Hamilton, OH3-1.6 pts
25Massillon, OH3-1.5 pts
25Parma, OH3-1 pts
25Riverside, OH3-1.8 pts
25Sandusky, OH3-2.1 pts
25Xenia, OH3-1.8 pts
33Cleveland Heights, OH2.9-1.3 pts
33Huber Heights, OH2.9-1.6 pts
33Newark, OH2.9-1.7 pts
33Westlake, OH2.9-1 pts
37Bowling Green, OH2.8-1.5 pts
37Centerville, OH2.8-1.4 pts
37Columbus, OH2.8-1.6 pts
37Fairfield, OH2.8-1.4 pts
37Kettering, OH2.8-1.4 pts
37Lancaster, OH2.8-1.8 pts
37North Olmsted, OH2.8-1.1 pts
37Perrysburg, OH2.8-1.1 pts
37Stow, OH2.8-1.4 pts
37Troy, OH2.8-1.5 pts
47Avon Lake, OH2.7-0.8 pts
47Beavercreek, OH2.7-1.2 pts
47Fairborn, OH2.7-1.9 pts
47Findlay, OH2.7-1.8 pts
47North Ridgeville, OH2.7-1.2 pts
47North Royalton, OH2.7-1.1 pts
47Reynoldsburg, OH2.7-1.6 pts
47Strongsville, OH2.7-1.2 pts
55Brunswick, OH2.6-0.9 pts
55Cuyahoga Falls, OH2.6-1.6 pts
55Gahanna, OH2.6-1.5 pts
55Mentor, OH2.6-1.1 pts
55Westerville, OH2.6-1.4 pts
60Avon, OH2.5-0.9 pts
60Grove City, OH2.5-1.4 pts
60Lakewood, OH2.5-1.1 pts
60Mason, OH2.5-1.2 pts
60Pickerington, OH2.5-1.3 pts
60Upper Arlington, OH2.5-1.3 pts
60Wooster, OH2.5-1.3 pts
67Delaware, OH2.4-1.5 pts
67Marysville, OH2.4-1.2 pts
67Medina, OH2.4-1.2 pts
70Dublin, OH2.3-1.4 pts
70Hilliard, OH2.3-1.3 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, 2026-05) [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, 2026-05. 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=2026-05. 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, 2026-05. 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=2026-05.

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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, 2026-05 [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=2026-05 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest unemployment rate?

Warren, OH, with 5.9% in May 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Hilliard, OH, with 2.3% in May 2026.

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