U.S. Jobless Rate Stays at 7.9 Percent

Ohio Rate is 7%: Lowest level since September of 2008

 

Ohio Unemployment Rate Since 2002

Hamilton County Rate is 6.4% - Down 2.2% this year.

Clermont County Rate is 5.8% Down 2.4% this year.

Warren County Rate is 5.8% Down 1.4% this year.

 

Total U.S. nonfarm payroll employment increased by 171,000 in October, and the unemployment rate was essentially unchanged at 7.9 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment rose in professional and business services, health care, and retail trade.

Employment Situation Summary from the U.S. Bureau of Labor

Employment figures for Ohio

Ohio unemployment drops to 7 percent

Jobless rate hits lowest level since September of 2008

Ohio’s unemployment rate dipped to its lowest rate in four years last month even as companies cut 12,800 jobs, according to state figures released this morning.

The state’s jobless rate fell to 7 percent last month, down from 7.2 percent in August.  Read on at Columbus Dispatch...