Ranking Intro June 2018 - Ohio

1 March 2018 Ranking of Ohio County Unemployment Rates (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Among the state's 88 counties, preliminary March 2018 unemployment rates ranged from a low of percent in Mercer County to a high of percent in Monroe County. From February, unemployment rates decreased in all 88. counties. The comparable unemployment rate for Ohio was percent in March. (See table on next page.) Five counties had unemployment rates at or below percent in March. The counties with the lowest rates, other than Mercer were: Auglaize, percent;. Holmes, percent; and Delaware and Hancock, percent. Six counties had unemployment rates above percent in March. The counties with the highest rates, other than Monroe were: Meigs and Noble, percent.

2 Morgan and Ottawa, percent; and Adams, percent. EDITOR'S NOTE: These estimates, prepared in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor, are based on 2017 benchmark and geared to county of residence. Unemployment rates for all Ohio counties as well as cities with populations of 50,000 or more are presented in the monthly ODJFS Civilian Labor Force Estimates publication. For updated statewide historical data, visit , or contact the Bureau of Labor Market Information at (614) 752-9494. April 2018 unemployment rates and nonagricultural wage and salary data for Ohio will be released by ODJFS on Friday, May 18, 2018. Unemployment rates for counties, cities, and metropolitan areas will be available on Tuesday, May 22, 2018.

3 This information and the monthly statistical summaries they are based on are available at Ranking Report Ohio Unemployment Rates by County March 2018. Unemployment Unemployment a a Rank County Rate Rank County Rate 1 Monroe County 45 Portage County 2 Noble County 46 Fulton County 3 Meigs County 47 Morrow County 4 Morgan County 48 Sandusky County 5 Ottawa County 49 Defiance County 6 Adams County 50 Knox County 7 Jackson County 51 Geauga County 8 Vinton County 52 Marion County 9 Huron County 53 Allen County 10 Pike County 54 Pickaway County 11 Scioto County 55 Seneca County 12 Gallia County 56 Medina County 13 Jefferson County 57 Clark County 14 Coshocton County 58 Montgomery County 15 Belmont County 59 Fayette County 16 Trumbull County 60 Preble County 17 Perry County 61 Clermont County 18 Guernsey County 62 Hardin County 19 Mahoning County 63 Fairfield County

4 20 Erie County 64 Butler County 21 Muskingum County 65 Darke County 22 Washington County 66 Hamilton County 23 Carroll County 67 Wood County 24 Ashtabula County 68 Miami County 25 Highland County 69 Paulding County 26 Henry County 70 Licking County 27 Harrison County 71 Warren County 28 Lawrence County 72 Greene County 29 Brown County 73 Shelby County 30 Columbiana County 74 Madison County 31 Hocking County 75 Williams County 32 Lorain County 76 Franklin County 33 Clinton County 77 Champaign County 34 Athens County 78 Logan County 35 Stark County 79 Wayne County 36 Richland County 80 Putnam County 37 Cuyahoga County 81 Van Wert County 38 Lucas County 82 Wyandot County 39 Crawford County 83 Union County 40 Lake County 84 Hancock County 41 Ross County 85 Delaware County 42 Ashland County 86 Holmes County 43 Tuscarawas County 87 Auglaize County 44 Summit County 88 Mercer County These estimates, prepared in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor, are based on 2017 benchmark, geared to county of residence, and NOT seasonally adjusted.

5 A Rankings are based upon unrounded unemployment rates. Ohio Department of Job and Family Services Office of Workforce Development Bureau of Labor Market Informatio