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Labour force in Montgomery County
1990 – 2025 · 36 data points
5 of 88 · Regions of Ohio
Updated Oct 23, 2026
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
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Overview
6 figures
People
18 figures
Economy
20 figures
Housing
8 figures
Education
10 figures
Tourism
3 figures
Climate
3 figures
Latest value · 2025
259,209
+0.5%
since 2024
Regions of Ohio · 2025
5 of 88
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
+3.7%
−0.3% a year on average
share of Ohio
4.36%
Ohio: 5,950,654 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
+3.7% since 2015
0
100K
200K
300K
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Compared with Labour force · people
Montgomery County 259K
Ohio 6M
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The series at a glance Montgomery County · 1990 – 2025
Latest value
259,209 · 2025
First value
288,871 · 1990
Highest
288,871 · 1990
Lowest
249,305 · 2022
Average change
−0.3% a year on average
Data points
36
By year
All years · 1990 – 2025
| Year | Montgomery County | Change | Ohio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 259,209 | +0.5% | 6M |
| 2024 | 257,841 | +1.9% | 5.9M |
| 2023 | 253,074 | +1.5% | 5.8M |
| 2022 | 249,305 | −0.6% | 5.8M |
| 2021 | 250,815 | −1.3% | 5.7M |
| 2020 | 254,113 | −1.1% | 5.7M |
| 2019 | 256,978 | +0.7% | 5.9M |
| 2018 | 255,144 | −0.3% | 5.8M |
| 2017 | 256,020 | +0.7% | 5.8M |
| 2016 | 254,198 | +1.7% | 5.8M |
| 2015 | 250,055 | +0.1% | 5.7M |
| 2014 | 249,853 | −0.5% | 5.7M |
| 2013 | 251,017 | −1.4% | 5.7M |
| 2012 | 254,586 | −1.7% | 5.7M |
| 2011 | 259,049 | −2.1% | 5.8M |
| 2010 | 264,516 | +0.3% | 5.8M |
| 2009 | 263,821 | −2.0% | 5.9M |
| 2008 | 269,271 | −1.3% | 6M |
| 2007 | 272,869 | −0.2% | 6M |
| 2006 | 273,464 | +0.9% | 6M |
| 2005 | 271,072 | −0.2% | 5.9M |
| 2004 | 271,682 | −1.4% | 5.8M |
| 2003 | 275,525 | −0.2% | 5.9M |
| 2002 | 275,974 | −1.0% | 5.8M |
| 2001 | 278,629 | +0.0% | 5.8M |
| 2000 | 278,580 | +0.3% | 5.8M |
| 1999 | 277,620 | −1.5% | 5.8M |
| 1998 | 281,759 | −0.3% | 5.7M |
| 1997 | 282,603 | −0.5% | 5.7M |
| 1996 | 283,907 | +0.2% | 5.7M |
| 1995 | 283,248 | −0.1% | 5.6M |
| 1994 | 283,492 | +0.8% | 5.6M |
| 1993 | 281,380 | −1.5% | 5.5M |
| 1992 | 285,556 | −0.4% | 5.5M |
| 1991 | 286,562 | −0.8% | 5.4M |
| 1990 | 288,871 | 5.4M |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Ranking · Regions of Ohio
2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Labour force | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81 | Adams County | 10,771 | |
| 26 | Allen County | 48,954 | |
| 48 | Ashland County | 25,907 | |
| 30 | Ashtabula County | 44,604 | |
| 41 | Athens County | 29,096 | |
| 51 | Auglaize County | 23,907 | |
| 36 | Belmont County | 30,617 | |
| 60 | Brown County | 20,038 | |
| 7 | Butler County | 185K | |
| 77 | Carroll County | 12,990 | |
| 63 | Champaign County | 19,007 | |
| 22 | Clark County | 63,004 | |
| 14 | Clermont County | 104K | |
| 61 | Clinton County | 20,025 | |
| 27 | Columbiana County | 48,928 | |
| 69 | Coshocton County | 16,609 | |
| 55 | Crawford County | 20,424 | |
| 2 | Cuyahoga County | 633K | |
| 47 | Darke County | 26,185 | |
| 62 | Defiance County | 20,021 | |
| 13 | Delaware County | 105K | |
| 33 | Erie County | 37,657 | |
| 20 | Fairfield County | 75,000 | |
| 75 | Fayette County | 13,346 | |
| 1 | Franklin County | 673K | |
| … | |||
| 53 | Mercer County | 22,734 | |
| 25 | Miami County | 52,580 | |
| 86 | Monroe County | 5,869 | |
| 5 | Montgomery County | 254K | |
| 85 | Morgan County | 6,142 | |
| 68 | Morrow County | 16,965 | |
| 31 | Muskingum County | 39,843 | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2016
What it means
Residents who work or are looking for work.
How it is calculated
Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.
Economy & jobs
Montgomery County in numbers
GDP per person
$77,684
2024 · Ohio
GDP per person (PPP)
$77,684
2024 · Ohio
Gross domestic product
$29T
2024 · United States
Economic growth
2.8%
2024 · United States
Inflation
2.9%
2024 · United States
Unemployment rate
5.0%
2025
Unemployment rate, latest month
3.9%
Aug 2026
Youth unemployment
9.3%
2025 · United States
Employment rate
71.3%
2024 · Ohio
Labour force participation
63.5%
2024 · United States
Household income per person
$57,734
2024 · Ohio
Median household income
$80,734
2024 · United States