Unemployment Rate in Portage County, OH

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
5.3% +0.6% vs nat'l
Rank #2,215 of 3,222
31th percentile

How Portage County Compares

Portage County
5.3%
Ohio Average
5.3%
Rank #68 of 88 in state
National
5.3%
0.6% above

National Distribution

Where Portage County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.

0.0% 28.6%

■ Portage County: 5.3%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#2,212 Walton County, GA 5.3%
#2,213 Laclede County, MO 5.3%
#2,214 Marion County, OR 5.3%
#2,215 Portage County, OH 5.3%
#2,216 Wood County, WV 5.3%
#2,217 Whitley County, KY 5.3%
#2,218 Fulton County, GA 5.3%
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Unemployment Rate in Portage County, Ohio

Portage County, Ohio has a unemployment rate of 5.3%, which ranks #2,215 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 0.6% above the national value of 5.3%.

Within Ohio, Portage County ranks #68 of 88 out of 88 counties. This places it in the 31th percentile nationally.

Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.