Midwest Information Office

Lima

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemploymentPay
Midwest Economy - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Mar 2025
County Employment and Wages in Ohio — First Quarter 2024	Employment, Pay	News Release	Oct 2024
Occupational Employment and Wages in Lima — May 2023	Employment, Pay	News Release	Aug 2024

Lima, OH Economy at a Glance:

Lima, OH

Data Series	Back Data	Aug 2024	Sept 2024	Oct 2024	Nov 2024	Dec 2024	Jan 2025
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		(2)47.8	(2)47.4	(2)47.5	(2)47.7	(2)47.6
Employment(1)		(2)45.7	(2)45.3	(2)45.6	(2)45.5	(2)45.5
Unemployment(1)		(2)2.1	(2)2.1	(2)1.9	(2)2.1	(2)2.1
Unemployment Rate(3)		(2)4.5	(2)4.4	(2)4.0	(2)4.5	(2)4.4
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(4)		51.9	51.6	52.0	52.1	52.4	(p)51.5
12-month % change		0.4	-0.4	0.2	-0.2	0.4	(p)-0.4
Mining, Logging, and Construction(4)		2.3	2.2	2.3	2.2	2.2	(p)2.0
12-month % change		4.5	4.8	4.5	4.8	4.8	(p)0.0
Manufacturing(4)		8.9	9.0	8.9	8.9	9.0	(p)8.9
12-month % change		8.5	3.4	4.7	2.3	2.3	(p)2.3
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)		9.3	9.2	9.3	9.5	9.7	(p)9.4
12-month % change		-1.1	-1.1	-2.1	-1.0	1.0	(p)1.1
Professional and Business Services(4)		5.6	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	(p)5.1
12-month % change		-5.1	-7.0	-10.2	-11.7	-10.2	(p)-12.1
Education and Health Services(4)		10.8	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.1	(p)11.0
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.9	0.9	2.8	(p)0.9
Leisure and Hospitality(4)		5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	(p)5.0
12-month % change		0.0	-1.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Government(4)		5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	(p)5.8
12-month % change		-3.4	-1.7	-1.7	-1.7	-3.3	(p)-1.7
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) Data are provisional, subject to revision on April 18, 2025. (3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary