Garfield Heights, Ohio · Jobs · September 2026

Garfield Heights' numbers, the day they are released.

2.5%

Unemployment rate, Garfield Heights preliminary

unchanged from the month before down 1.7 points from a year earlier

In the labor force: 13,771
Employed: 13,433
Unemployed: 338

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Midwest average prices · BLS

Ground beef, 100% beef / lb $6.75 Sep 2026 · down $0.02 (0.3%) in a year
Gasoline, all types / gallon $4.37 Sep 2026 · up $1.18 (37.0%) in a year
Electricity / kWh $0.197 Sep 2026 · up $0.017 (9.4%) in a year
Chicken breast, boneless / lb $3.84 Sep 2026 · down $0.48 (11.2%) in a year
Bananas / lb $0.63 Sep 2026 · down $0.02 (3.4%) in a year
Bacon, sliced / lb $6.50 Sep 2026 · down $1.03 (13.7%) in a year

Midwest prices, 12 months+4.2%

Consumer Price Index (CPI-U, Midwest, all items), September 2026 vs a year earlier, computed from the two BLS index values.

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Sep 2026seen Oct 28, 2026

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Cuyahoga County unemployment rate 2.0% (Sep 2026)

The unemployment rate in Cuyahoga County was 2.0% in September 2026, up 0.1 points from August (1.9%), and down 1.4 points from a year earlier (3.4%). Preliminary: BLS may revise it next month.

Source: BLS series LAUCN390350000000003
Sep 2026seen Oct 28, 2026

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Cleveland unemployment rate 2.3% (Sep 2026)

The unemployment rate in Cleveland was 2.3% in September 2026, up 0.1 points from August (2.2%), and down 1.8 points from a year earlier (4.1%). Preliminary: BLS may revise it next month.

Source: BLS series LAUCT391600000000003
Sep 2026seen Oct 28, 2026

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Garfield Heights residents in the labor force 13,771 (Sep 2026)

Garfield Heights counted 13,771 residents in the labor force in September 2026, down 8 from August (13,779), and down 143 from a year earlier (13,914). Preliminary: BLS may revise it next month.

Source: BLS series LAUCT392942800000006
Sep 2026seen Oct 28, 2026

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Garfield Heights employed residents 13,433 (Sep 2026)

Garfield Heights counted 13,433 employed residents in September 2026, down 4 from August (13,437), and up 105 from a year earlier (13,328). Preliminary: BLS may revise it next month.

Source: BLS series LAUCT392942800000005
Sep 2026seen Oct 28, 2026

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Garfield Heights unemployed residents 338 (Sep 2026)

Garfield Heights counted 338 unemployed residents in September 2026, down 4 from August (342), and down 248 from a year earlier (586). Preliminary: BLS may revise it next month.

Source: BLS series LAUCT392942800000004
Sep 2026seen Oct 28, 2026

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Garfield Heights unemployment rate 2.5% (Sep 2026)

The unemployment rate in Garfield Heights was 2.5% in September 2026, unchanged from August (2.5%), and down 1.7 points from a year earlier (4.2%). Preliminary: BLS may revise it next month.

Source: BLS series LAUCT392942800000003
Sep 2026seen Oct 20, 2026

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Ohio unemployment rate 3.3% (Sep 2026)

The unemployment rate in Ohio was 3.3% in September 2026, unchanged from August (3.3%), and down 0.7 points from a year earlier (4.0%). Preliminary: BLS may revise it next month.

Source: BLS series LAUST390000000000003
Sep 2026seen Oct 14, 2026

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Utility (piped) gas $1.25/therm (Sep 2026)

Utility (piped) gas (per therm, Midwest average) averaged $1.25 in September 2026, down $0.02 (1.6%) from August ($1.27), and up $0.02 (1.5%) from a year earlier ($1.23).

Source: BLS series APU020072620

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