The local unemployment numbers just came out for January. It shows our area had its worst month yet in this recession.
Lucas County
Lucas County reports a 13.3% unemployment rate. The county is 23rd-highest in the state. The unemployment rate for Toledo specifically is 14.3%.
Southern Counties
Wood County came in with 11.6% and Hancock came in at 9.9%.
Eastern Counties
The eastern counties were the hardest hit in January. The two counties with the highest unemployment rates in the entire state are Huron and Ottawa.
Erie | 14.1% |
Huron | 18.3% |
Ottawa | 17% |
Sandusky | 13.2% |
Seneca | 12.4% |
Western Counties
Defiance | 14.0% |
Henry | 15.0% |
Fulton | 15.3% |
Paulding | 13.4% |
Putnam | 11.9% |
Williams | 15.4% |