Mar 4, 2008 WTVG story :
Toledo's rate of unemployment tops the list of Ohio's major cities at 9.3 percent. In northwest Ohio, two counties-- Ottawa and Huron-- have rates above 10 percent. The Ohio county-by-county unemployment figures for January were released Tuesday by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. Ohio's unemployment rate is the second highest in the region, with Michigan's unemployment even higher. Officials reported last week that Ohio's overall unemployment for January was 5.5 percent, down from 5.8 the month before.
Ohio's Big Cities
1. Toledo 9.3
2. Youngstown 8.3
3. Cleveland 8.1
4. Dayton 7.6
5. Canton 7.5
5. Lorain 7.5
7. Springfield 7.4
8. Mansfield 7.1
9. Elyria 6.6
9. Euclid 6.6
11. Hamilton 6.5
12. Akron 6.4
13. Parma 6.3
14. Cuyahoga Falls 5.7
15. Cincinnati 5.6
15. Kettering 5.6
17. Lakewood 5.3
18. Mentor 5.0
19. Columbus 4.9
20. Cleveland Hts. 4.6
Area Counties
1. Ottawa 10.9
2. Huron 10.4
3. Lucas 8.6
4. Erie 8.3
5. Fulton 8.1
6. Henry 7.8
7. Sandusky 7.6
8. Seneca 6.5
9. Wood 6.4
10. Williams 6.3
11. Defiance 6.2
12. Paulding 5.8
13. Putnam 5.6
14. Hancock 4.9
