The share of the labor force without a job and looking for one, by month.
Montgomery County: 3.9% in September 2026. Change from August 2026: no change. From a year earlier: −0.6 pts.
Next update: October 2026 figures, expected around Dec 3, 2026.
| September 2026 | September 2025 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery County | 3.9% | 4.5% | −0.6 pts |
| Dayton metro | 3.7% | 4.3% | −0.6 pts |
| Ohio | 3.3% | 4.0% | −0.7 pts |
| U.S. | 4.0% | 4.3% | −0.3 pts |
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About this data
Monthly unemployment rates from the BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics program. Local figures are not seasonally adjusted, so Ohio and U.S. rates are shown on the same unadjusted basis, and changes are best read against the same month a year earlier. The latest month is preliminary; BLS revises it the following month, and each spring it revises the past several years. The Dayton metro area is the Dayton-Kettering metropolitan statistical area (Montgomery, Greene and Miami counties).
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics. Updated November 4, 2026, monthly. Download the data (CSV).