Civilian Labor Force Estimates

For Counties & Cities with Population Over 50,000: December 2009(a)
Labor Unemployment Rates(c)
Area Force(b) Employment Unemployment Dec-09 Nov-09 Dec-08
State of Ohio ........................ 5,883,500 5,254,800 628,700 10.7 10.2 7.7

Adams ................................... 13,100 11,100 2,100 15.8 14.1 12.0

Allen ...................................... 49,700 44,000 5,700 11.6 10.8 9.1
Ashland ................................. 27,600 24,000 3,600 13.1 12.2 10.4
Ashtabula .............................. 49,500 42,400 7,000 14.2 13.1 10.6
Athens ................................... 29,800 27,000 2,700 9.2 8.7 7.2
Auglaize ................................. 26,400 23,600 2,800 10.6 10.0 6.8
Belmont ................................. 33,500 30,100 3,500 10.3 9.8 7.0
Brown .................................... 21,800 19,000 2,800 12.9 11.5 9.4
Butler ..................................... 186,800 168,200 18,600 9.9 9.5 6.6
Hamilton ............................. 29,900 26,500 3,400 11.5 11.0 7.7
Carroll .................................... 14,100 12,000 2,000 14.5 13.5 9.7
Champaign ............................ 21,000 18,500 2,500 11.9 11.5 7.9
Clark ...................................... 71,100 63,200 7,900 11.1 10.3 7.6
Springfield .......................... 29,000 25,800 3,200 11.0 10.5 7.9
Clermont ................................ 104,800 93,700 11,100 10.6 9.8 7.0
Clinton ................................... 23,300 19,500 3,800 16.2 15.1 7.7
Columbiana ........................... 54,000 46,700 7,300 13.5 13.0 8.9
Coshocton ............................. 17,600 15,300 2,300 13.1 12.4 10.5
Crawford ................................ 22,600 19,400 3,200 14.0 13.2 11.4
Cuyahoga .............................. 624,600 569,200 55,500 8.9 9.2 7.1
Cleveland ........................... 178,100 159,200 18,900 10.6 11.2 8.9
Cleveland Heights .............. 25,300 23,800 1,600 6.1 6.8 4.9
Euclid ................................. 24,200 21,900 2,300 9.6 10.3 7.6
Lakewood ........................... 30,200 27,900 2,300 7.6 8.0 6.0
Parma ................................. 40,400 36,700 3,700 9.2 9.3 7.2
Darke ..................................... 28,700 25,300 3,300 11.7 10.9 8.1
Defiance ................................ 21,300 18,600 2,700 12.8 12.2 9.6
Delaware ............................... 89,500 82,600 6,900 7.7 7.2 5.1
Erie ........................................ 43,200 37,800 5,300 12.4 11.1 9.6
Fairfield .................................. 75,200 68,200 7,000 9.3 8.6 6.4
Fayette ................................... 17,000 14,800 2,200 13.1 11.9 7.0
Franklin .................................. 617,900 563,700 54,200 8.8 8.4 6.1
Columbus ........................... 416,700 380,000 36,700 8.8 8.5 6.2
Fulton .................................... 23,000 19,700 3,300 14.3 13.0 10.5
Gallia ..................................... 14,200 12,700 1,500 10.4 9.2 6.8
Geauga .................................. 49,400 45,500 3,900 7.9 7.5 6.3
Greene .................................. 77,100 68,900 8,200 10.6 10.0 7.0
Guernsey ............................... 19,800 17,300 2,500 12.9 11.5 10.8
Hamilton ................................ 426,900 386,400 40,500 9.5 9.3 6.2
Cincinnati ........................... 160,700 144,700 16,000 10.0 9.8 6.5
Hancock ................................ 41,400 37,400 4,000 9.6 9.2 7.8
Hardin .................................... 15,400 13,600 1,900 12.2 11.6 8.1
Harrison ................................. 7,500 6,500 900 12.3 11.7 8.9
Henry ..................................... 16,100 13,900 2,200 13.9 12.3 10.6
Highland ................................ 21,800 18,000 3,800 17.3 16.1 9.1
Hocking ................................. 14,400 12,600 1,700 12.1 11.3 9.7
Holmes .................................. 19,300 17,900 1,400 7.4 7.2 5.9
Huron ..................................... 30,100 25,300 4,800 15.9 13.7 13.5
Jackson ................................. 15,200 13,400 1,800 11.7 10.7 9.7
Jefferson ................................ 32,600 28,000 4,600 14.1 13.5 8.3
Knox ...................................... 31,100 28,100 3,000 9.7 9.1 7.3
Lake ....................................... 129,000 117,600 11,500 8.9 8.5 6.6
Mentor ................................ 29,500 27,200 2,300 7.8 7.7 5.6
Lawrence ............................... 28,800 26,500 2,300 8.0 7.9 5.2
Licking ................................... 83,300 75,300 8,000 9.6 8.9 7.2
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For Counties & Cities with Population Over 50,000: December 2009(a)
Labor Unemployment Rates(c)
Area Force(b) Employment Unemployment Dec-09 Nov-09 Dec-08
Logan .................................... 26,300 23,100 3,200 12.1 11.5 7.1
Lorain .................................... 153,500 138,900 14,500 9.5 9.5 7.9
Elyria .................................. 28,300 25,600 2,700 9.7 9.8 7.9
Lorain ................................. 32,000 28,500 3,500 11.0 11.2 9.3
Lucas ..................................... 215,100 188,700 26,400 12.3 11.8 10.1
Toledo ................................ 138,500 120,600 17,900 12.9 12.4 10.9
Madison ................................. 20,000 18,100 1,900 9.5 8.9 7.4
Mahoning ............................... 112,700 98,200 14,400 12.8 13.2 8.5
Youngstown ........................ 28,400 24,300 4,100 14.6 14.6 10.4
Marion .................................... 32,900 29,200 3,700 11.2 10.5 9.9
Medina ................................... 92,000 84,400 7,600 8.2 8.0 6.6
Meigs ..................................... 9,200 7,800 1,500 15.8 14.8 11.4
Mercer ................................... 25,200 23,200 2,100 8.2 7.9 5.7
Miami ..................................... 54,400 47,700 6,700 12.3 11.5 8.1
Monroe .................................. 5,800 5,000 800 14.3 13.2 10.6
Montgomery ........................... 263,800 232,200 31,600 12.0 11.4 8.5
Dayton ................................ 68,400 59,400 9,000 13.2 12.6 9.5
Kettering ............................. 28,300 25,300 3,000 10.7 10.1 7.3
Morgan .................................. 5,800 4,800 1,000 17.5 15.5 12.8
Morrow ................................... 18,300 16,100 2,200 11.9 10.5 9.4
Muskingum ............................ 39,700 34,300 5,300 13.4 12.3 10.5
Noble ..................................... 6,000 5,000 1,000 16.2 14.9 11.2
Ottawa ................................... 22,000 18,200 3,800 17.3 14.6 12.5
Paulding ................................ 11,300 9,800 1,400 12.7 12.0 9.6
Perry ...................................... 16,800 14,400 2,400 14.3 12.9 10.3
Pickaway ............................... 24,900 21,900 3,000 12.1 11.2 8.1
Pike ....................................... 11,200 9,300 1,900 16.7 15.3 12.9
Portage .................................. 90,300 80,700 9,600 10.7 9.8 7.8
Preble .................................... 21,300 18,600 2,600 12.3 11.5 8.5
Putnam .................................. 18,900 16,800 2,100 11.0 9.8 7.6
Richland ................................ 62,400 54,300 8,100 13.0 12.0 9.7
Mansfield ............................ 23,000 20,000 2,900 12.7 12.0 9.7
Ross ...................................... 34,800 30,300 4,500 13.0 12.1 9.5
Sandusky ............................... 34,200 30,100 4,100 12.1 10.9 9.8
Scioto .................................... 33,400 28,800 4,500 13.6 12.7 9.7
Seneca .................................. 31,500 27,400 4,100 13.0 12.2 9.2
Shelby .................................... 28,900 25,300 3,600 12.5 12.1 8.3
Stark ...................................... 190,000 166,700 23,200 12.2 11.5 8.0
Canton ................................ 35,600 30,800 4,800 13.5 12.8 9.2
Summit .................................. 291,400 260,000 31,400 10.8 10.1 7.4
Akron .................................. 105,800 93,700 12,000 11.4 10.7 8.1
Cuyahoga Falls .................. 28,900 26,000 2,900 10.0 9.1 6.9
Trumbull ................................ 103,400 89,200 14,200 13.8 13.8 9.9
Tuscarawas ........................... 49,200 43,600 5,600 11.4 10.7 7.5
Union ..................................... 25,500 23,200 2,400 9.2 8.6 6.1
Van Wert ............................... 16,000 13,900 2,200 13.6 13.2 9.9
Vinton .................................... 5,800 4,900 800 14.2 12.6 11.6
Warren ................................... 105,900 96,000 9,900 9.3 8.8 6.2
Washington ........................... 33,300 29,900 3,300 10.0 9.2 6.3
Wayne ................................... 60,400 54,400 5,900 9.9 9.2 7.1
Williams ................................. 20,800 17,700 3,100 14.9 14.4 11.0
Wood ..................................... 66,600 59,300 7,400 11.1 10.3 8.4
Wyandot ................................ 12,400 10,800 1,600 12.7 11.5 10.2
[a] These estimates, prepared in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, are by place of
residence, NOT seasonally adjusted, and revised to 2008 benchmarks. [b] Civilian labor force equals employment plus
unemployment. The employment and unemployment totals shown may not add to the labor force figure shown because of rounding.
Employment includes workers involved in labor-management disputes. [c] Rate equals unrounded unemployment divided by
unrounded labor force.
Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
Bureau of Labor Market Information
Columbus 43215 01/26/10