Ohio Weekly Unemployment Claims Increase

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohioans filed 5,575 initial traditional unemployment claims last week, which was 548 more than the previous week, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services reported Thursday.

State residents also filed 38,811 continued traditional unemployment claims the week of Sept. 15-21, which was 264 fewer than the previous week.

Of the initial unemployment claims filed, 698 have been flagged for more stringent identity verification to ensure they are not fraudulent.

In August, Ohio’s unemployment rate was 4.5%. The national unemployment rate was 4.2%. Ohio’s labor force participation rate in August was 62.3%. The national labor force participation rate was 62.7%.

Published by The Business Journal, Youngstown, Ohio.