(8-21-24) Ohio’s unemployment rate was 4.5% in July 2024, up from 4.4% in June. Ohio’s nonagricultural wage and salary employment increased 2,200 over the month, from a revised 5,667,500 in June to 5,669,700 in July.

Household Survey Data
The number of workers unemployed in Ohio in July was 264,000, up from 254,000 in June. The number of unemployed has increased by 67,000 in the past 12 months from 197,000. The July unemployment rate for Ohio has increased 1.1 percentage points from 3.4% in July 2023.

The U.S. unemployment rate for July 2024 was 4.3%, up from 4.1% in June 2024 and up from 3.5% in July 2023. In July 2024, the labor force participation rate in Ohio was 62.3%, up from 62.1% in June 2024 and up from 61.9% in July 2023. During the same period, the national labor force participation rate was 62.7%, up from 62.6% in June 2024 and up from 62.6% in July 2023.

Mercer County’s jobless rate was 3.2 percent the lowest among all 88 Ohio counties.

Stateline Area Counties

  • Putnam County 3.6%
  • Auglaize County 3.8%
  • Van Wert County 4.0%
  • Darke County 4.1%
  • Paulding County 4.5%
  • Shelby County 4.5%
  • Allen County 5.0%

Ohio’s highest unemployment rate

  • Lucas County 7.4%
  • Meigs County 7.1%
  • Monroe County 7.1%
  • Jefferson County 7.0%
  • Athens County 6.9%

The unemployment rate for the State of Indiana in July stood at 4.0%, according to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development.