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Work in Garfield Heights, by the month.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics' Local Area Unemployment Statistics count Garfield Heights residents who have a job or are looking for one, each month, beside Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio and the United States. City figures are not seasonally adjusted, and the newest month is preliminary until BLS revises it.

Residents in the labor force 13,771 September 2026 · preliminary down 143 in a year Employed residents 13,433 September 2026 · preliminary up 105 in a year Unemployed residents 338 September 2026 · preliminary down 248 in a year

Unemployment rate, last 36 months

1.9%4.0%6.0%202420252026

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (city, county, state) and Current Population Survey (U.S.), not seasonally adjusted. bls.gov/lau

Latest jobs releases

  1. Sep 2026seen Oct 28, 2026

    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

  2. Sep 2026seen Oct 28, 2026

    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

  3. Sep 2026seen Oct 28, 2026

    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

  4. Sep 2026seen Oct 28, 2026

    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

  5. Sep 2026seen Oct 28, 2026

    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

  6. Sep 2026seen Oct 28, 2026

    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