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Unemployment Rate in Ohio, by County

Unemployment Rate for every county in Ohio, ranked. The highest is Clark County at 6.7% and the lowest is Noble County at 1.4%.

Ohio: 4.8% · United States: 5.2% · median county in Ohio: 4.3%

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#County Unemployment Rate
1Clark County6.7%
2Ashtabula County6.6%
3Cuyahoga County6.6%
4Athens County6.5%
5Adams County6.4%
6Mahoning County6.4%
7Lucas County6.3%
8Marion County6.3%
9Scioto County5.9%
10Allen County5.7%
11Montgomery County5.7%
12Carroll County5.6%
13Vinton County5.5%
14Belmont County5.4%
15Coshocton County5.4%
16Hocking County5.4%
17Meigs County5.4%
18Monroe County5.4%
19Pike County5.4%
20Richland County5.4%
21Erie County5.3%
22Guernsey County5.3%
23Portage County5.3%
24Defiance County5.2%
25Butler County5.1%
26Summit County5.1%
27Hamilton County5.0%
28Jefferson County5.0%
29Brown County4.9%
30Champaign County4.8%
31Washington County4.8%
32Crawford County4.7%
33Trumbull County4.7%
34Franklin County4.6%
35Hardin County4.6%
36Harrison County4.6%
37Clinton County4.5%
38Columbiana County4.5%
39Huron County4.5%
40Tuscarawas County4.5%
41Wood County4.5%
42Greene County4.3%
43Lorain County4.3%
44Muskingum County4.3%
45Sandusky County4.3%
46Clermont County4.2%
47Logan County4.1%
48Shelby County4.1%
49Williams County4.0%
50Fulton County3.9%
51Henry County3.9%
52Lake County3.9%
53Stark County3.9%
54Fairfield County3.8%
55Jackson County3.8%
56Ross County3.8%
57Fayette County3.7%
58Perry County3.7%
59Ashland County3.6%
60Paulding County3.6%
61Seneca County3.6%
62Gallia County3.5%
63Madison County3.5%
64Morgan County3.5%
65Pickaway County3.5%
66Van Wert County3.4%
67Wayne County3.3%
68Licking County3.2%
69Preble County3.2%
70Hancock County3.1%
71Highland County3.1%
72Miami County3.1%
73Ottawa County3.1%
74Warren County3.1%
75Delaware County3.0%
76Geauga County3.0%
77Medina County2.9%
78Morrow County2.9%
79Darke County2.8%
80Auglaize County2.7%
81Lawrence County2.7%
82Union County2.6%
83Knox County2.5%
84Holmes County2.2%
85Wyandot County1.9%
86Putnam County1.8%
87Mercer County1.6%
88Noble County1.4%

Small populations produce wide margins: Noble County is 1.4% with a margin of error of ±0.7%. An estimate with a margin that wide should be read as a range rather than a rank.

Share of the civilian labour force who are out of work and looking. People not looking for work are excluded from the denominator.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

Ohio ranks 31st of 52 states for unemployment rate.

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