Counties in Ohio by unemployment rate, August 2026
Trumbull County had the highest unemployment rate of 88 counties in August 2026, at 5.1%. Medina County had the lowest, at 1.5%. The median was 3.5% and the figure for Ohio was 3.3%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Top 40 counties, August 2026
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | August 2026 (%) | Change on August 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trumbull County Provisional | 5.1 | -0.5 pts |
| 2 | Mahoning County Provisional | 5 | -0.1 pts |
| 2 | Scioto County Provisional | 5 | -1.4 pts |
| 4 | Meigs County Provisional | 4.8 | -1.6 pts |
| 5 | Lucas County Provisional | 4.7 | -1 pts |
| 6 | Monroe County Provisional | 4.6 | -1.2 pts |
| 6 | Pike County Provisional | 4.6 | -1.8 pts |
| 8 | Athens County Provisional | 4.5 | -1.2 pts |
| 8 | Noble County Provisional | 4.5 | -1.3 pts |
| 10 | Adams County Provisional | 4.4 | -1 pts |
| 11 | Lawrence County Provisional | 4.3 | -0.9 pts |
| 11 | Ross County Provisional | 4.3 | -1.5 pts |
| 13 | Jefferson County Provisional | 4.2 | -1.3 pts |
| 14 | Jackson County Provisional | 4.1 | -1.2 pts |
| 15 | Belmont County Provisional | 4 | -1.1 pts |
| 15 | Vinton County Provisional | 4 | -1.4 pts |
| 17 | Gallia County Provisional | 3.9 | -1.1 pts |
| 17 | Highland County Provisional | 3.9 | -1.4 pts |
| 17 | Hocking County Provisional | 3.9 | -0.3 pts |
| 17 | Montgomery County Provisional | 3.9 | -1 pts |
| 17 | Morgan County Provisional | 3.9 | -0.9 pts |
| 17 | Perry County Provisional | 3.9 | -1 pts |
| 17 | Richland County Provisional | 3.9 | -1.1 pts |
| 24 | Brown County Provisional | 3.8 | -0.9 pts |
| 24 | Clark County Provisional | 3.8 | -1.1 pts |
| 24 | Crawford County Provisional | 3.8 | -1 pts |
| 24 | Guernsey County Provisional | 3.8 | -1.2 pts |
| 24 | Harrison County Provisional | 3.8 | -1 pts |
| 24 | Summit County Provisional | 3.8 | -0.9 pts |
| 24 | Washington County Provisional | 3.8 | -0.8 pts |
| 31 | Allen County Provisional | 3.7 | -1 pts |
| 31 | Columbiana County Provisional | 3.7 | -1.1 pts |
| 31 | Coshocton County Provisional | 3.7 | -1.1 pts |
| 31 | Hamilton County Provisional | 3.7 | -0.9 pts |
| 31 | Marion County Provisional | 3.7 | -0.8 pts |
| 31 | Sandusky County Provisional | 3.7 | -1.4 pts |
| 31 | Stark County Provisional | 3.7 | -0.9 pts |
| 38 | Butler County Provisional | 3.6 | -1 pts |
| 38 | Hardin County Provisional | 3.6 | -1.4 pts |
| 38 | Ottawa County Provisional | 3.6 | -0.9 pts |
| 41 | Carroll County Provisional | 3.5 | -0.9 pts |
| 41 | Clermont County Provisional | 3.5 | -0.7 pts |
| 41 | Erie County Provisional | 3.5 | -0.8 pts |
| 41 | Fayette County Provisional | 3.5 | -1.2 pts |
| 41 | Huron County Provisional | 3.5 | -0.9 pts |
| 41 | Muskingum County Provisional | 3.5 | -0.7 pts |
| 41 | Williams County Provisional | 3.5 | -1.2 pts |
| 48 | Franklin County Provisional | 3.4 | -0.9 pts |
| 48 | Fulton County Provisional | 3.4 | -1.3 pts |
| 48 | Licking County Provisional | 3.4 | -0.8 pts |
| 48 | Portage County Provisional | 3.4 | -1.1 pts |
| 48 | Seneca County Provisional | 3.4 | -1.1 pts |
| 48 | Wood County Provisional | 3.4 | -1 pts |
| 54 | Champaign County Provisional | 3.3 | -1.1 pts |
| 54 | Fairfield County Provisional | 3.3 | -0.7 pts |
| 54 | Greene County Provisional | 3.3 | -1.1 pts |
| 54 | Knox County Provisional | 3.3 | -1 pts |
| 54 | Morrow County Provisional | 3.3 | -0.7 pts |
| 54 | Pickaway County Provisional | 3.3 | -0.9 pts |
| 60 | Ashland County Provisional | 3.2 | -0.9 pts |
| 60 | Darke County Provisional | 3.2 | -0.6 pts |
| 60 | Hancock County Provisional | 3.2 | -1.1 pts |
| 60 | Preble County Provisional | 3.2 | -0.6 pts |
| 60 | Warren County Provisional | 3.2 | -0.8 pts |
| 65 | Delaware County Provisional | 3.1 | -0.7 pts |
| 65 | Henry County Provisional | 3.1 | -1.3 pts |
| 65 | Miami County Provisional | 3.1 | -1 pts |
| 65 | Tuscarawas County Provisional | 3.1 | -0.9 pts |
| 69 | Clinton County Provisional | 3 | -1 pts |
| 69 | Logan County Provisional | 3 | -1 pts |
| 69 | Madison County Provisional | 3 | -0.9 pts |
| 69 | Paulding County Provisional | 3 | -1.1 pts |
| 69 | Shelby County Provisional | 3 | -1 pts |
| 69 | Wayne County Provisional | 3 | -0.9 pts |
| 75 | Defiance County Provisional | 2.9 | -1.3 pts |
| 75 | Union County Provisional | 2.9 | -0.7 pts |
| 75 | Van Wert County Provisional | 2.9 | -1.1 pts |
| 75 | Wyandot County Provisional | 2.9 | -0.5 pts |
| 79 | Auglaize County Provisional | 2.7 | -0.9 pts |
| 80 | Putnam County Provisional | 2.5 | -0.8 pts |
| 81 | Mercer County Provisional | 2.3 | -0.9 pts |
| 82 | Holmes County Provisional | 2.2 | -0.9 pts |
| 83 | Cuyahoga County Provisional | 1.9 | -1.9 pts |
| 84 | Lorain County Provisional | 1.8 | -1.9 pts |
| 85 | Ashtabula County Provisional | 1.7 | -2 pts |
| 86 | Lake County Provisional | 1.6 | -1.6 pts |
| 87 | Geauga County Provisional | 1.5 | -1.5 pts |
| 87 | Medina County Provisional | 1.5 | -1.5 pts |
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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. 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 and counties. Other countries and the World: ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank, aged 15 and over.
Survey-based. Available for Spain, regions, provinces, EU countries, US states and US counties, not Spanish municipalities. For municipalities use registered_unemployment_rate. US national and state rates are seasonally adjusted; county rates are not. Countries without a national or Eurostat series get the annual ILO modelled estimate, a model output rather than a survey result.
Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.
How to cite
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
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Which county has the highest unemployment rate?
Trumbull County, with 5.1% in August 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?
Medina County, with 1.5% in August 2026.
Where does this ranking come from?
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