Unemployment Rate in Erie County, OH
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
5.3%
Rank #2,210/3,222 · #67 in OH
31th
Erie 5.3%
OH 4.7% +12.1%
US 5.3% +0.5%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Erie County's unemployment rate of 5.3% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 28.6%.
Distribution of Unemployment Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Erie County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,207 | Lewis County, WA | 5.3% |
| #2,208 | Mercer County, PA | 5.3% |
| #2,209 | Osage County, OK | 5.3% |
| #2,210 | Erie County, OH | 5.3% |
| #2,211 | Ontonagon County, MI | 5.3% |
| #2,212 | Walton County, GA | 5.3% |
| #2,213 | Laclede County, MO | 5.3% |
About Unemployment Rate
Erie County, Ohio has a unemployment rate of 5.3%, ranking #2,210 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 0.5% above the national value of 5.3%. Within Ohio, it ranks #67 of 88. This places it in the 31th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.