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Cities in Ohio by unemployment rate

Warren, OH had the highest unemployment rate of 71 cities in July 2026, at 7.3%. Medina, OH had the lowest, at 2.5%. The median was 3.3% and the figure for Ohio was 3.4%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest7.3Warren, OH
Lowest2.5Medina, OH
Median3.371 cities
Ohio3.4History

Top 40 cities, July 2026

Warren, OH: 7.3 %Warren, OH7.3Youngstown, OH: 6.3 %Youngstown, OH6.3Trotwood, OH: 5.1 %Trotwood, OH5.1Toledo, OH: 4.8 %Toledo, OH4.8Dayton, OH: 4.5 %Dayton, OH4.5Canton, OH: 4.4 %Canton, OH4.4Mansfield, OH: 4.4 %Mansfield, OH4.4Springfield, OH: 4.3 %Springfield, OH4.3Athens, OH: 4.2 %Athens, OH4.2Lorain, OH: 4.2 %Lorain, OH4.2Maple Heights, OH: 4.2 %Maple Heights, OH4.2Middletown, OH: 4.2 %Middletown, OH4.2Akron, OH: 4.1 %Akron, OH4.1Euclid, OH: 4.1 %Euclid, OH4.1Garfield Heights, OH: 4.1 %Garfield Heights, OH4.1Lima, OH: 4 %Lima, OH4Marion, OH: 4 %Marion, OH4Barberton, OH: 3.9 %Barberton, OH3.9Cincinnati, OH: 3.9 %Cincinnati, OH3.9Hamilton, OH: 3.9 %Hamilton, OH3.9Zanesville, OH: 3.9 %Zanesville, OH3.9Cleveland, OH: 3.8 %Cleveland, OH3.8Xenia, OH: 3.8 %Xenia, OH3.8Kent, OH: 3.7 %Kent, OH3.7Riverside, OH: 3.7 %Riverside, OH3.7Sandusky, OH: 3.7 %Sandusky, OH3.7Newark, OH: 3.6 %Newark, OH3.6South Euclid, OH: 3.6 %South Euclid, OH3.6Green, OH: 3.5 %Green, OH3.5Massillon, OH: 3.5 %Massillon, OH3.5Huber Heights, OH: 3.4 %Huber Heights, OH3.4Bowling Green, OH: 3.3 %Bowling Green, OH3.3Columbus, OH: 3.3 %Columbus, OH3.3Elyria, OH: 3.3 %Elyria, OH3.3Fairfield, OH: 3.3 %Fairfield, OH3.3Findlay, OH: 3.3 %Findlay, OH3.3Kettering, OH: 3.3 %Kettering, OH3.3Perrysburg, OH: 3.3 %Perrysburg, OH3.3Reynoldsburg, OH: 3.3 %Reynoldsburg, OH3.3Stow, OH: 3.3 %Stow, OH3.3Warren, OH: 7.3 %Warren, OH7.3Youngstown, OH: 6.3 %Youngstown, OH6.3Trotwood, OH: 5.1 %Trotwood, OH5.1Toledo, OH: 4.8 %Toledo, OH4.8Dayton, OH: 4.5 %Dayton, OH4.5Canton, OH: 4.4 %Canton, OH4.4Mansfield, OH: 4.4 %Mansfield, OH4.4Springfield, OH: 4.3 %Springfield, OH4.3Athens, OH: 4.2 %Athens, OH4.2Lorain, OH: 4.2 %Lorain, OH4.2Maple Heights, OH: 4.2 %Maple Heights, OH4.2Middletown, OH: 4.2 %Middletown, OH4.2Akron, OH: 4.1 %Akron, OH4.1Euclid, OH: 4.1 %Euclid, OH4.1Garfield Heights, OH: 4.1 %Garfield Heights, OH4.1Lima, OH: 4 %Lima, OH4Marion, OH: 4 %Marion, OH4Barberton, OH: 3.9 %Barberton, OH3.9Cincinnati, OH: 3.9 %Cincinnati, OH3.9Hamilton, OH: 3.9 %Hamilton, OH3.9Zanesville, OH: 3.9 %Zanesville, OH3.9Cleveland, OH: 3.8 %Cleveland, OH3.8Xenia, OH: 3.8 %Xenia, OH3.8Kent, OH: 3.7 %Kent, OH3.7Riverside, OH: 3.7 %Riverside, OH3.7Sandusky, OH: 3.7 %Sandusky, OH3.7Newark, OH: 3.6 %Newark, OH3.6South Euclid, OH: 3.6 %South Euclid, OH3.6Green, OH: 3.5 %Green, OH3.5Massillon, OH: 3.5 %Massillon, OH3.5Huber Heights, OH: 3.4 %Huber Heights, OH3.4Bowling Green, OH: 3.3 %Bowling Green, OH3.3Columbus, OH: 3.3 %Columbus, OH3.3Elyria, OH: 3.3 %Elyria, OH3.3Fairfield, OH: 3.3 %Fairfield, OH3.3Findlay, OH: 3.3 %Findlay, OH3.3Kettering, OH: 3.3 %Kettering, OH3.3Perrysburg, OH: 3.3 %Perrysburg, OH3.3Reynoldsburg, OH: 3.3 %Reynoldsburg, OH3.3Stow, OH: 3.3 %Stow, OH3.3
%. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment rate (measure 03). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCitiesJuly 2026 (%)Change on July 2025
1Warren, OH7.3-1 pts
2Youngstown, OH6.3-0.9 pts
3Trotwood, OH5.1-1.5 pts
4Toledo, OH4.8-3 pts
5Dayton, OH4.5-1.9 pts
6Canton, OH4.4-1.7 pts
6Mansfield, OH4.4-2 pts
8Springfield, OH4.3-1.5 pts
9Athens, OH4.2-2.1 pts
9Lorain, OH4.2-1.7 pts
9Maple Heights, OH4.2-2 pts
9Middletown, OH4.2-1.6 pts
13Akron, OH4.1-1.7 pts
13Euclid, OH4.1-1.3 pts
13Garfield Heights, OH4.1-1.9 pts
16Lima, OH4-1.9 pts
16Marion, OH4-1.5 pts
18Barberton, OH3.9-1.8 pts
18Cincinnati, OH3.9-1.6 pts
18Hamilton, OH3.9-1.3 pts
18Zanesville, OH3.9-1.8 pts
22Cleveland, OH3.8-1.5 pts
22Xenia, OH3.8-1.7 pts
24Kent, OH3.7-1.6 pts
24Riverside, OH3.7-1.3 pts
24Sandusky, OH3.7-1.9 pts
27Newark, OH3.6-1.4 pts
27South Euclid, OH3.6-1.2 pts
29Green, OH3.5-1 pts
29Massillon, OH3.5-1.2 pts
31Huber Heights, OH3.4-1.4 pts
32Bowling Green, OH3.3-1.5 pts
32Columbus, OH3.3-1.4 pts
32Elyria, OH3.3-1.5 pts
32Fairfield, OH3.3-1.4 pts
32Findlay, OH3.3-1.7 pts
32Kettering, OH3.3-1.3 pts
32Perrysburg, OH3.3-1 pts
32Reynoldsburg, OH3.3-1.4 pts
32Stow, OH3.3-1.5 pts
41Centerville, OH3.2-1.1 pts
41Cleveland Heights, OH3.2-1.3 pts
41Delaware, OH3.2-1 pts
41Lancaster, OH3.2-1.6 pts
41Troy, OH3.2-1.2 pts
41Westerville, OH3.2-1.1 pts
47Beavercreek, OH3.1-1.1 pts
47Cuyahoga Falls, OH3.1-1.4 pts
47Fairborn, OH3.1-1.4 pts
47Gahanna, OH3.1-1.2 pts
47Pickerington, OH3.1-1.2 pts
47Shaker Heights, OH3.1-1 pts
53Mason, OH3-1 pts
53Parma, OH3-1.2 pts
53Wooster, OH3-1.2 pts
56Grove City, OH2.9-1.2 pts
56Marysville, OH2.9-0.9 pts
56Upper Arlington, OH2.9-1.1 pts
59Dublin, OH2.8-1.1 pts
59North Olmsted, OH2.8-1 pts
59Strongsville, OH2.8-1 pts
59Westlake, OH2.8-1.2 pts
63Brunswick, OH2.7-0.7 pts
63Hilliard, OH2.7-1.4 pts
63Mentor, OH2.7-1 pts
63North Ridgeville, OH2.7-1.3 pts
63North Royalton, OH2.7-1.2 pts
68Avon, OH2.6-0.8 pts
69Avon Lake, OH2.5-1.1 pts
69Lakewood, OH2.5-1.1 pts
69Medina, OH2.5-1.1 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, 2026-07) [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, 2026-07. 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=2026-07. 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, 2026-07. 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=2026-07.

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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, 2026-07 [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=2026-07 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest unemployment rate?

Warren, OH, with 7.3% in July 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Medina, OH, with 2.5% in July 2026.

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