June 2025

Released July 18, 2025

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United States

Employment snapshot

• In June, among the 50 states and the District of Columbia unemployment fell in 11, rose in 7, and remained unchanged in 33.

• The highest unemployment rate was 5.9 percent in District of Columbia, and the lowest was 1.8 percent in South Dakota. Nationally, the unemployment rate fell by 0.1 percentage point to 4.1 percent.

• In June, payroll jobs rose in 27 states and fell in 24. The largest payroll job percent increase was 0.9 percent in Alaska. The largest payroll job percent decline was 0.5 percent in Rhode Island.

Ohio

Employment snapshot

• In June, Ohio added 10,400 net payroll jobs and the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.9 percent. In the prior month, Ohio lost 8,600 net payroll jobs.

• Over the past 12 months, Ohio added 61,600 net payroll jobs and the unemployment rate rose by 0.6 percentage points from 4.3 percent.

• Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 147,000 in June, or 0.1 percent. Ohio is tied for 17th in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.

• In June, Ohio’s private sector added 11,600 net private payroll jobs, and over the past 12 months it added 63,700 private payroll jobs. In the prior month, Ohio lost 7,500 net private payroll jobs.

• In June, employment in Ohio fell by 2,589, and over the past 12 months it rose by 12,286.

• Ohio’s labor force participation rate remained steady at 62.7 percent in June and is tied for 27th in the nation. In the past 12 months, the labor force participation rate has risen by 0.3 percentage points.

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Ohio

Payroll employment

• Ohio added 10,400 net payroll jobs, or 0.2 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during June. In the prior month, Ohio lost 8,600 jobs. Ohio nonfarm payroll employment has increased in 9 of the past 12 months.

• Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 147,000 in June, or 0.1 percent. Ohio is tied for 17th in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.

• Ohio added 11,600 private sector jobs, or 0.2 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during June. In the prior month, Ohio lost 7,500 jobs. Ohio private sector payroll employment has increased in 8 of the past 12 months.

• Nationally, private sector payroll jobs rose by 74,000 jobs in June, or 0.1 percent. Ohio is tied for 13th in the nation for percentage gain in private sector payroll employment over the past 12 months.

From May 2025 to June 2025:

• The best performing sectors were Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (+3,500) and Professional and Business Services (+3,200).
• The worst performing sectors were Information (-1,100) and State and Local Government (-900).

From June 2024 to June 2025:

• The best performing sectors were Private Education and Health Services (+21,500) and Construction (+17,700).
• The worst performing sectors were Federal Government (-1,600) and State and Local Government (-500).

Ohio

Labor force

The labor force participation rate is the percentage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population age 16 and older who are employed or actively looking for work.

• The labor force participation rate in Ohio remained unchanged at 62.7 percent in June.

• Ohio is tied for 27th in the nation.

• The 10-year high for the labor force participation rate in Ohio was 63.6 percent occurring in January 2020, and the 10-year low was 59.5 percent in April 2020.

• The national labor force participation rate fell by 0.1 percentage points to 62.3 percent in June.