Despite a relatively low unemployment rate, Americans continue to fear job losses amid ongoing economic uncertainty.
Stacker compiled a list of counties with the highest unemployment rates in Ohio using Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Counties are ranked by their preliminary unemployment rate in June 2024, with initial ties broken by the number of unemployed people within that county, though some ties may remain. County-level unemployment rates are not seasonally adjusted.
Economists forecast a waning risk of recession and predict that the U.S. may instead be headed for an incremental slowdown in growth known as a “ soft landing .” Still, layoffs among major U.S. employers , from Google to Tesla, have sparked concern among Americans. What’s more, unemployment has spiked in over half the country’s states since last year, which often indicates a looming recession , a chief global economist at Piper Sandler told Business Insider. Unemployment is also up in a vast majority of U.S. metros.