(5-29-26) Ohio’s unemployment rate was 3.9% in April 2026, down from 4.1% in March 2026. Ohio’s nonagricultural wage and salaryemployment increased 7,800 over the month, from a revised 5,679,300 in March to 5,687,100 in April.

Household Survey Data

The number of workers unemployed in Ohio in April was 232,000, down from 243,000 in March 2026. The number of unemployed has decreased by 52,000 in the past 1 months from 284,000. The April unemployment rate for Ohio decreased 0.9 percentage points from 4 .8% in April 2025.

The U.S. unemployment rate for April 2026 was 4.3%, unchanged from March 2026 and up from 4.2% in April 2025.

In April 2026, the labor force participation rate in Ohio was 61.9%, down from 62.1% in March 2026 and down from 62.7% in April 2025. During the same period, the national labor force participation rate was 61.8%, down from 61.9% in March 2026 and down from 62.6% in April 2025

Lowest County Rate: Holmes County at \(2.0\%\).
Highest County Rate: Trumbull County Recorded at \(4.7\%\).

  • Mercer County 2.1%
  • Auglaize County 2.4%
  • Van Wert County 2.7%
  • Shelby County 2.7%
  • Darke County 2.9%
  • Logan County2.9%
  • Allen County 3.3%

In Indiana….

Jay County’s unemployment rate dropped significantly to 2.3%, a full percentage point decline from the previous month. According to estimates from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development, this is the lowest jobless mark the county has seen since September 2022 and ties it for the 16th-lowest rate in the state.

The latest workforce data shows the following details regarding this economic drop:

  • Month-Over-Month Drop: Decreased by a full 1.0% from March (3.3%) to April, marking the largest decline in the region.
  • Year-Over-Year Improvement: April’s rate was down 0.7 percentage points compared to the same month the previous year.
  • State Ranking: Tied for the 16th-lowest unemployment rate out of Indiana’s 92 counties

The unemployment rate for Indiana in April was 3.2%, according to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. The national unemployment rate for April was 4.3%.

Indiana’s labor force participation rate was 63.2%, compared to the national rate of 61.8%. This rate is the percentage of Hoosiers 16 and older that are either working or actively looking for work. Those not in the labor force include, primarily, students, retirees and other non-working populations, such as individuals unable to work due to a disability or illness, or adults responsible for their family’s childcare needs. Indiana’s total labor force stands at 3,487,162.

Wells County had the second-lowest unemployment rate in the state at 2%. Union County was the lowest at 1.8%. No county was above 5%, with Howard being at 4.7% for the highest in the state.