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Unemployment rate in Montgomery County

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 38 of 88 · Regions of Ohio Updated Oct 22, 2026

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025

Unemployment rate, 1990 – 2025 percent · Montgomery County · Ohio · United States · World
−0.1 pp since 2015
Montgomery County Ohio United States World

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025

Compared with Unemployment rate · percent
Montgomery County
5.0%
Ohio
4.6%
United States
3.6% · 2023
World
4.8%

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Montgomery County · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 5.0% · 2025
First value 5.1% · 1990
Highest 11.8% · 2009
Lowest 3.9% · 2023
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearMontgomery CountyChange OhioUnited StatesWorld
2025 5.0% +0.4 pp 4.6% — 4.8%
2024 4.6% +0.7 pp 4.4% — 4.8%
2023 3.9% −0.1 pp 3.7% 3.6% 4.8%
2022 4.0% −1.7 pp 4.0% 3.7% 5.2%
2021 5.7% −2.8 pp 5.3% 5.4% 6.0%
2020 8.5% +4.3 pp 8.2% 8.1% 6.6%
2019 4.2% −0.2 pp 4.1% 3.7% 5.6%
2018 4.4% −0.4 pp 4.5% 3.9% 5.8%
2017 4.8% −0.1 pp 4.9% 4.4% 5.9%
2016 4.9% −0.2 pp 5.0% 4.9% 6.0%
2015 5.1% −1.1 pp 5.0% 5.3% 6.0%
2014 6.2% −2.0 pp 5.8% 6.2% 6.0%
2013 8.2% ±0.0 pp 7.4% 5.3% 6.1%
2012 8.2% −1.5 pp 7.4% 8.1% 6.2%
2011 9.7% −1.5 pp 8.8% 9.0% 6.1%
2010 11.2% −0.6 pp 10.0% 9.6% 6.3%
2009 11.8% +4.2 pp 10.2% 9.3% 6.4%
2008 7.6% +1.4 pp 6.6% 5.8% 5.8%
2007 6.2% +0.1 pp 5.6% 4.6% 5.8%
2006 6.1% −0.4 pp 5.4% 4.6% 6.0%
2005 6.5% −0.3 pp 5.9% 5.1% 6.2%
2004 6.8% +0.1 pp 6.2% 5.5% 6.3%
2003 6.7% +0.5 pp 6.2% 6.0% 6.5%
2002 6.2% +1.4 pp 5.8% 5.8% 6.4%
2001 4.8% +0.5 pp 4.4% 4.8% 6.2%
2000 4.3% +0.1 pp 4.1% 4.0% 6.1%
1999 4.2% −0.4 pp 4.3% 4.2% 6.3%
1998 4.6% +0.3 pp 4.3% 4.5% 6.2%
1997 4.3% −0.4 pp 4.6% 4.9% 6.0%
1996 4.7% +0.5 pp 5.0% 5.4% 6.0%
1995 4.2% −0.7 pp 4.9% 5.6% 5.9%
1994 4.9% −0.7 pp 5.6% — 5.8%
1993 5.6% −0.9 pp 6.7% — 5.5%
1992 6.5% +0.7 pp 7.4% — 5.3%
1991 5.8% +0.7 pp 6.6% — 5.1%
1990 5.1% 5.7% — —

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025

Ranking · Regions of Ohio

2025 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryUnemployment rate
1 Meigs County 7.1%
2 Noble County 7.0%
3 Pike County 6.8%
4 Monroe County 6.7%
5 Scioto County 6.7%
6 Adams County 6.5%
7 Ottawa County 6.5%
8 Lucas County 6.0%
9 Morgan County 6.0%
10 Guernsey County 5.9%
11 Jackson County 5.9%
12 Trumbull County 5.9%
13 Vinton County 5.9%
14 Jefferson County 5.8%
15 Huron County 5.7%
16 Ross County 5.7%
17 Athens County 5.6%
18 Belmont County 5.6%
19 Perry County 5.6%
20 Sandusky County 5.6%
21 Gallia County 5.5%
22 Henry County 5.5%
23 Erie County 5.4%
24 Harrison County 5.4%
25 Mahoning County 5.4%
…
35 Carroll County 5.1%
36 Hardin County 5.1%
37 Fayette County 5.0%
38 Montgomery County 5.0%
39 Muskingum County 5.0%
40 Seneca County 5.0%
41 Hocking County 4.9%
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2025

What it means

The share of people who want a job and are looking for one but do not have one.

How it is calculated

Unemployed people divided by the labour force (employed plus unemployed), following the international definition; annual average.