/tags/unemployment-rate Unemployment Rate en-US Copyright Fri, 16 Jul 2021 19:05:12 GMT /2021-07-16/ohios-unemployment-rate-increases-to-5-2-in-june Last month, Ohio's unemployment rate continued to trend in an upward direction. Fri, 16 Jul 2021 19:05:12 GMT /2021-07-16/ohios-unemployment-rate-increases-to-5-2-in-june Michael Lee /news-partners/2020-07-02/hiring-surged-in-june-with-4-8-million-jobs-added-before-new-spike-in-infections The unemployment rate fell to 11.1%. But there are indications that the job growth has slowed recently amid a surge of new coronavirus infections. Thu, 02 Jul 2020 12:34:25 GMT /news-partners/2020-07-02/hiring-surged-in-june-with-4-8-million-jobs-added-before-new-spike-in-infections Scott Horsley /news/2020-07-01/coronavirus-in-ohio-economist-predicts-long-slow-slog-back-for-jobs Ohio鈥檚 jobless rate has improved slightly since businesses began reopening. But as COVID-19 continues spreading through the state, one Central Ohio鈥� Wed, 01 Jul 2020 09:00:00 GMT /news/2020-07-01/coronavirus-in-ohio-economist-predicts-long-slow-slog-back-for-jobs Debbie Holmes /news/2020-05-22/ohios-unemployment-rate-hits-a-record-16-8-higher-than-national-average Ohio鈥檚 unemployment rate reached a record high of 16.8% in April, nearly triple the month before, as COVID-19 closures fully hit economic activity.April鈥檚鈥� Fri, 22 May 2020 19:12:51 GMT /news/2020-05-22/ohios-unemployment-rate-hits-a-record-16-8-higher-than-national-average Karen Kasler /news/2020-03-20/coronavirus-in-ohio-over-111-000-file-for-unemployment It probably comes as no surprise that unemployment claims in Ohio have skyrocketed this week as businesses continue to temporarily close and lay off鈥� Fri, 20 Mar 2020 10:44:49 GMT /news/2020-03-20/coronavirus-in-ohio-over-111-000-file-for-unemployment Jo Ingles /news/2019-12-20/ohios-unemployment-rate-still-4-2-as-state-adds-jobs Ohio鈥檚 unemployment rate remained unchanged in November even as the state added almost 7,000 new jobs. The current unemployment mark of 4.2% has held鈥� Fri, 20 Dec 2019 21:39:49 GMT /news/2019-12-20/ohios-unemployment-rate-still-4-2-as-state-adds-jobs Nick Evans /news/2019-11-15/ohios-unemployment-rate-stays-level-despite-job-losses-in-manufacturing Ohio's unemployment rate stayed level last month at 4.2%, the same as in September.It's an improvement from a year ago in October 2018, when the鈥� Fri, 15 Nov 2019 16:53:12 GMT /news/2019-11-15/ohios-unemployment-rate-stays-level-despite-job-losses-in-manufacturing Debbie Holmes /news/2019-04-19/ohios-unemployment-rate-drops-to-4-4-percent Ohio's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell from February to March.State officials on Friday said the unemployment rate was 4.4% in March, compared鈥� Fri, 19 Apr 2019 15:58:01 GMT /news/2019-04-19/ohios-unemployment-rate-drops-to-4-4-percent Associated Press /news-partners/2018-12-06/u-s-unemployment-holds-at-3-7-percent-as-economy-adds-155-000-jobs The jobless rate remained the lowest in nearly 50 years last month as employers added fewer jobs than expected. Meanwhile, wages grew 3.1 percent over the past 12 months, the same as in October. Thu, 06 Dec 2018 21:20:35 GMT /news-partners/2018-12-06/u-s-unemployment-holds-at-3-7-percent-as-economy-adds-155-000-jobs Avie Schneider /news-partners/2018-08-03/u-s-economy-added-157-000-jobs-in-july-unemployment-dips-to-3-9-percent The economy continued to add jobs at a steady pace last month and the unemployment rate remained low. Analysts have been looking for signs that wage growth might pick up, but it held steady, too. Fri, 03 Aug 2018 09:00:49 GMT /news-partners/2018-08-03/u-s-economy-added-157-000-jobs-in-july-unemployment-dips-to-3-9-percent Avie Schneider