Ohio Weekly Unemployment Claims Decrease

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohioans filed 5,211 initial traditional unemployment claims last week, which was 364 fewer than the previous week, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services reported Thursday.

State residents also filed 39,525 continued traditional unemployment claims the week of Sept. 22-28, which was 714 more than the previous week.

Of the initial unemployment claims filed, 671 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.