Ohio out of double digit unemployment – but jobs in the Mahoning Valley are still disappearing.
Although the employment rate in Ohio was little changed, Ohioans got a psychological the rate fell nominally out of double digits for the first time since March of 2009. Ohio’s unemployment rate was 9.9 percent in October, down slightly from 10.0 percent in September, according to data released by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS). Ohio’s nonfarm wage and salary employment increased 8,400 over the month, from the revised 5,014,500 in September to 5,022,900 in October.



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Ohio’s unemployment rate was 10.1 percent in August, down slightly from 10.3 percent in July, according to data released this morning by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS). Ohio’s nonfarm wage and salary employment decreased 15,400 over the month, from the revised 5,046,600 in July to 5,031,200 in August.


