Ohio Unemployment

Ohio unemployment rate drops to 9.6%

Ohio’s unemployment rate finished the year with its ninth consecutive decline in December as a drop in payroll was outpaced by a larger fall in job-seekers.

The state Department of Job and Family Services said Friday that Ohio’s jobless rate hit a seasonally adjusted 9.6 percent in December. That’s down from 9.8 percent in November and more than a percentage point below the 10.8 percent jobless rate seen a year ago. ( Readmore... )

Ohio Unemployment Down In December

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio's unemployment rate dropped in December, but was slightly above the national average.

The unemployment rate in December was 9.6 percent, down two-tenths of a percentage point from November. The national average was 9.4 percent.

The number of unemployed workers in Ohio in December was 567,000, down from 580,000 a month prior. ( Readmore... )

Ohio's unemployment rate dips slightly in December

(WOIO) - Ohio's unemployment rate was 9.6% in December, down from 9.8% in November, according to data released Friday morning by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.

The number of workers unemployed in Ohio in December was 567,000, down from 580,000 in November. The number of unemployed has decreased by 71,000 in the past 12 months from 638,000. The December unemployment rate for Ohio was down from 10.8% in December 2009. ( Readmore... )

Unemployment numbers drop in Ohio

There’s a bit of good news on Ohio’s unemployment front. New numbers, just released, show that the official jobless rate in December was 9.6 percent. That’s down from November’s rate of 9.8 percent. ( Readmore... )

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