The local economy of Ohio and its counties, metro areas and cities, from official US government data, plus daily local gas prices for the state, its counties and metro areas.
Unemployment rate
3.3%
-1.1 ptsvs a year ago
Counties: lowest Geauga County 1.5%, highest Trumbull County 5.1%.
August 2026, seasonally adjusted, preliminary
Average weekly pay
$1,417
+4.0%vs a year ago
5,458,346 jobs at 344,589 business locations.
Q1 2026, all jobs
New homes permitted
32,282
-5.8%this year vs last year
Most in Franklin County 8,845, Delaware County 2,078.
Homes in the last 12 months, to August 2026
People moving in
-6,913
-0.7 per 1,000residents
157,796 moved in and 164,709 moved out. Most newcomers came from Florida.
Net people, 2022 to 2023, the newest year published
Ohio gas price
$3.91
+$1.05vs a year ago
Counties: lowest Van Wert County $3.73, highest Noble County $4.20. Counties and metro areas
Regular, per gallon, Ohio, October 10, 2026
Newest data: -. Not seasonally adjusted: compare with the same month a year earlier. Click a row for the history of that area.
The state, its counties and metro areas, updated daily. A separate series from the weekly survey prices above.
Business locations, employees and payroll by industry, 2023. Click an industry for its US report.
Business locations
255K
+0.2%vs 2022
2023, places with paid employees
Employees
5.08M
+2.4%vs 2022
Largest sector: Health Care and Social Assistance (17.4%).
2023, mid-March
Annual payroll
$302.5B
Wages and salaries paid during the year.
2023, all industries
Average pay
$59,539
Highest sector: Utilities $118,759.
Per employee per year
Share of Ohio's employees, 2023
| Industry | Employees | Average pay |
|---|---|---|
| Restaurants and Other Eating Places | 424,932 | $20,355 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | 275,683 | $75,778 |
| Employment Services | 231,633 | $45,622 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | 189,060 | $102,587 |
| Offices of Physicians | 109,120 | $109,662 |
| Warehousing and Storage | 97,712 | $49,351 |
| General Merchandise Stores, including Warehouse Clubs and Supercenters | 95,096 | $28,873 |
| Grocery Stores | 90,623 | $26,572 |
| Depository Credit Intermediation | 89,886 | $91,154 |
| Insurance Carriers | 80,880 | $98,410 |
| Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) | 79,159 | $38,841 |
| Building Equipment Contractors | 72,555 | $73,978 |
Most values are changed slightly to protect the privacy of single businesses; a few are withheld and shown as a range. Counties and metro areas have the same numbers in the area card above (Industries).
Offered pay in certified work-visa filings, fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025). Click a company for its jobs and salaries.
In fiscal year 2025, employers offered a median of $100,547 a year in 10,860 certified H-1B filings for jobs in Ohio, up 4.1% from 2024 (US: $120,000). The largest job group was Software Developers. Fiscal year 2026 so far covers filings decided through Jun 30, 2026.
Median offered pay
$100,547
+4.1%vs 2024
Middle half: $80,704 to $126,663.
H-1B, fiscal year 2025
H-1B filings
10,860
+2.9%vs 2024
15,049 positions asked for.
Certified, full-time, fiscal year 2025
Top job group
$114,450
Software Developers, 3,208 filings.
Median offered pay of the largest job group
Green card jobs
$51,626
+10.3%vs 2024
3,057 PERM filings.
PERM median, fiscal year 2025
Median and middle half of the offers in Ohio, next to the US median. Hover a year for the numbers.
| Job group | Filings | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | 3,208 | $114,450 |
| Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians | 1,104 | $100,318 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | 564 | $90,000 |
| Mechanical Engineers | 508 | $89,086 |
| Data Scientists | 461 | $95,000 |
| Computer Programmers | 419 | $75,000 |
| Computer Systems Analysts | 398 | $96,283 |
| Industrial Engineers | 253 | $91,520 |
| Physicians, All Other | 229 | $232,000 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | 213 | $164,276 |
| Employer | Filings | Cities |
|---|---|---|
| Tata Consultancy Services Limited TCS.NS | 508 | 24 |
| Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp. CTSH | 501 | 39 |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 388 | 5 |
| The Ohio State University | 222 | 3 |
| Ernst & Young U.S. LLP | 184 | 37 |
| Cleveland Clinic Foundation | 117 | 16 |
| Cardinal Health | 116 | 2 |
| Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center | 113 | 1 |
| Deloitte Consulting LLP | 111 | 19 |
| Accenture LLP ACN | 104 | 18 |
| City | Filings | Median pay | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus | 2,406 | $103,000 | $83,868 to $132,000 |
| Cincinnati | 1,386 | $97,469 | $81,077 to $125,000 |
| Cleveland | 802 | $93,226 | $70,470 to $130,832 |
| Dublin | 629 | $102,627 | $86,000 to $120,000 |
| Mason | 487 | $114,379 | $95,144 to $136,586 |
| Dayton | 252 | $91,250 | $73,000 to $110,580 |
| Blue Ash | 232 | $103,546 | $89,086 to $128,648 |
| Akron | 184 | $99,707 | $76,220 to $126,568 |
| Westerville | 174 | $109,070 | $94,450 to $133,800 |
| Milford | 172 | $89,627 | $77,667 to $103,688 |
Yearly pay that employers offered in certified work-visa filings (H-1B, E-3 and PERM green card), from official public data. Pay is the lower end of the offered pay range, for full-time positions only. These are offered pay figures for positions in work-visa filings, not the pay of all employees. A filing is an offer for a position, not a hire, and one person can appear in several filings. Fiscal years run from October to September. Groups with fewer than 3 filings show counts only. Employers are ranked by filings in the cities of Ohio added up.
Declared disasters and flood insurance claims: what happened, from official public data.
Ohio has had 61 declared disasters and emergencies since 1956, 31 of them since 2000, most often Severe Storm. Flood insurance has paid $372.6 million on 28,417 claims since 1978; the biggest year was 2007 ($46.2 million).
Declared disasters
31
25 major disasters. Most often Severe Storm (24 since 1956).
Since 2000, all types; 61 since 1956
Flood claims paid
$62.2M
2,701 claims. Biggest year 2007 ($46.2M).
2016 to 2025, flood insurance
Policies in force
22,650
Average premium $1,041 a year.
2025, flood insurance policies
Most-declared county
15
Franklin County, latest Oct 2, 2026.
Declarations since 2000
Declarations for Ohio, 1956 to today
Claims paid in Ohio by the year of the flood, US dollars
Declarations since 1956
Declarations naming the county since 2000; statewide ones not counted
All years since 1978; policies are a yearly average. Top 15 of 88.
| # | County | Claims | Paid | Policies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hancock County | 2,049 | $38.6M | 901 |
| 2 | Cuyahoga County | 1,730 | $35.3M | 1,514 |
| 3 | Hamilton County | 1,950 | $34.1M | 1,725 |
| 4 | Washington County | 1,302 | $18.3M | 836 |
| 5 | Summit County | 817 | $13.0M | 1,170 |
| 6 | Lake County | 882 | $12.7M | 691 |
| 7 | Clermont County | 623 | $10.2M | 456 |
| 8 | Putnam County | 461 | $10.1M | 282 |
| 9 | Richland County | 329 | $9.83M | 227 |
| 10 | Ottawa County | 1,384 | $9.52M | 1,524 |
| 11 | Guernsey County | 373 | $8.39M | 181 |
| 12 | Franklin County | 1,399 | $8.35M | 2,324 |
| 13 | Stark County | 456 | $8.34M | 527 |
| 14 | Erie County | 1,103 | $8.33M | 892 |
| 15 | Belmont County | 653 | $7.77M | 350 |
A declaration opens federal help after a disaster; it can name counties or the whole state. Flood insurance numbers count insured losses only (most homes have no flood insurance) and are not adjusted for inflation; the current year is data so far. For the flood-zone risk of a place, open the area on the real estate map.
Environmental compliance records, workplace safety inspections and greenhouse gas reports of facilities in Ohio, from official public data.
Official public data lists 14,995 facilities in Ohio with records since 2010, 14,838 of them with environmental compliance records. In 2022 to 2026, the largest penalties were at Premcor Refining Group, INC. - Lima Refinery in Lima ($19,000,000). 394 large facilities reported 102.1 million metric tons of greenhouse gases in 2023, down 5.4% from 2022.
Facilities with records
14,995
14,838 with environmental records.
Since 2010
Largest penalties
$19.0M
Premcor Refining Group, INC. - Lima Refinery, Lima.
One facility, 2022 to 2026
Greenhouse gases
102.1M t
-5.4%vs 2022
394 reporting facilities.
Metric tons CO2e, 2023
Largest emitter
13.5M t
Gen J M Gavin, Cheshire.
Metric tons CO2e, 2023
| Facility | Penalties | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| Premcor Refining Group, INC. - Lima Refinery Lima | $19,000,000 | 25 |
| Ascent Resources- Utica, LLC - Schnegg Powhatan Point | $8,000,000 | 0 |
| Antero Resources Corporation - Schultz Pad Quaker City | $3,800,000 | 0 |
| Antero Resources Corporation - Fuller Pad Quaker City | $3,800,000 | 0 |
| Antero Resources Corporation - Andes Pad Quaker City | $3,800,000 | 0 |
| Antero Resources Corporation - Warner Pad Mud Run | $3,800,000 | 0 |
| Antero Resources Corporation - Troyer Pad Mount Ephraim | $3,800,000 | 0 |
| Globe Metallurgical INC Waterford | $2,600,000 | 0 |
| Sebring Industrial Plating CO Sebring | $2,500,000 | 0 |
| Republic Steel - Canton Facility Canton | $1,730,836 | 38 |
| Facility | Metric tons CO2e |
|---|---|
| Gen J M Gavin Cheshire | 13,451,174 |
| Cardinal Power Plant Brilliant | 9,267,971 |
| Kyger Creek Cheshire | 4,880,396 |
| Cleveland-Cliffs Cleveland Works Cleveland | 4,269,452 |
| Hanging Rock Power Company, LLC Ironton | 4,157,062 |
| Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp Middletown | 3,512,088 |
| South Field Energy Wellsville | 2,971,407 |
| Guernsey Power Station Byesville | 2,936,098 |
| Miami Fort North Bend | 2,862,552 |
| Oregon Clean Energy Center Oregon | 2,368,019 |
Large facilities in Ohio, metric tons of CO2 equivalent. Hover a year for the number.
Their facilities in Ohio, 2022 to 2026. Click a company for its Risk & Compliance tab.
| Company | Facilities | Penalties | CO2e (t) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marathon Petroleum Corporation MPC | 13 | $226K | 536K |
| The Williams Companies, Inc. WMB | 6 | $78K | 144K |
| Waste Management, Inc. WM | 17 | $10K | 320K |
| FedEx Corporation FDX | 5 | $4,400 | - |
| Honda Motor Co., Ltd. HMC | 2 | $3,200 | 143K |
| International Paper Company IP | 11 | $3,200 | - |
| Archer-Daniels-Midland Company ADM | 1 | $0 | 30K |
| American Electric Power Company, Inc. AEP | 8 | $0 | 6.60M |
Official public data on environmental compliance records, workplace safety inspections and greenhouse gas reports, summarized by facility and year since 2010. A record does not mean a site is unsafe today; penalties and violations vary a lot by industry and size. Penalties are the amounts assessed (after settlements), not amounts paid. Recent years can still change.
Cost, students and graduate earnings of the colleges in the state, from official public data.
The newest unemployment rate, pay, new home permits, moves and gas price for Ohio, updated as new official numbers come out.
Unemployment for Ohio is seasonally adjusted; for its counties, metro areas and cities it is not, so compare a month with the same month a year earlier. Pay covers all jobs that pay into unemployment insurance. Building permits count homes approved to be built, not homes sold. Moves count households by where they filed their tax returns in two years in a row. Daily gas prices are average pump prices for Ohio, its counties and metro areas on the day shown. The weekly gas prices in the explorer come from a separate weekly survey that publishes a price for only some states, so a state without one shows the price of its region there; the two series are never combined.
The unemployment rate in Ohio was 3.3% in August 2026 (seasonally adjusted, preliminary), compared with 4.4% a year earlier. 5,662,115 people were employed out of a labor force of 5,857,405. Among its counties, Geauga County had the lowest rate (1.5%) and Trumbull County the highest (5.1%, not seasonally adjusted).
Average weekly pay in Ohio was $1,417 in Q1 2026, up 4.0% from a year earlier, across 5,458,346 jobs at 344,589 business locations.
Building permits were issued for 2,476 new homes in Ohio in August 2026 (1,495 single-family and 840 in buildings with 5 or more units). From January to August the total was 21,484, down 5.8% from the same months last year, and 32,282 in the last 12 months. The most homes were permitted in Franklin County (8,845), Delaware County (2,078), Clermont County (2,018) over the last 12 months.
No, more people moved out than in. From 2022 to 2023, 157,796 people moved to Ohio and 164,709 moved away, a net loss of 6,913 (-0.7 per 1,000 residents). Most newcomers came from Florida, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and most people who left went to Florida, Kentucky, Texas.
Regular gasoline in Ohio averaged $3.91 per gallon on October 10, 2026, up $1.05 from a year earlier. Diesel averaged $6.11. Among its counties, Van Wert County had the lowest regular price ($3.73) and Noble County the highest ($4.20). In the weekly survey, Ohio averaged $3.83 in the week of October 5, 2026.
Health Care and Social Assistance (883,961 employees), Manufacturing (689,133 employees), Retail Trade (560,620 employees) were the largest sectors in Ohio in 2023. In all, 255,049 business locations employed 5,081,279 people at an average pay of $59,539 a year.
$100,547 a year was the median pay offered in 10,860 certified H-1B filings for jobs in Ohio in fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025), up 4.1% from 2024. The middle half of the offers ranged from $80,704 to $126,663. The US median was $120,000. These are offered pay figures in work-visa filings, not the pay of all workers.
Tata Consultancy Services Limited (508), Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp. (501), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (388), The Ohio State University (222), Ernst & Young U.S. LLP (184) had the most certified H-1B filings for jobs in Ohio in fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025).
Software Developers (3,208 filings, median $114,450), Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians (1,104 filings, median $100,318), Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers (564 filings, median $90,000) were the largest job groups in certified H-1B filings in Ohio in fiscal year 2025.
$114,379 was the median offered pay in Mason, the highest among the Ohio cities with the most H-1B filings in fiscal year 2025 (487 filings).
$51,626 a year was the median pay offered in 3,057 certified PERM green card filings for jobs in Ohio in fiscal year 2025.
61 disasters and emergencies have been declared for Ohio since 1956, 31 of them since 2000 (25 major disasters). The most common type is Severe Storm (24 declarations).
Franklin County, with 15 declarations since 2000, followed by Perry County (15) and Licking County (14). Statewide declarations are not counted for single counties.
$372.6 million on 28,417 flood insurance claims since 1978. The biggest year was 2007, with $46.2 million paid on 1,526 claims. Hancock County received the most ($38.6 million).
$1,041 a year in 2025, across 22,650 flood insurance policies in Ohio. Most homes have no flood insurance; the premium depends on the home's flood risk and coverage.