Ohio Weekly Unemployment Claims Decrease
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohioans filed 7,333 initial traditional unemployment claims last week, which was 792 fewer than the previous week, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services reported Thursday.
State residents also filed 45,099 continued traditional unemployment claims the week of Nov. 24-30, which was 639 more than the previous week.
Of the initial unemployment claims filed, 705 have been flagged for more stringent identity verification to ensure they are not fraudulent.
In October, Ohio’s unemployment rate was 4.3%. The national unemployment rate was 4.1%. Ohio’s labor force participation rate in October was 62.5%. The national labor force participation rate was 62.6%.
Published by The Business Journal, Youngstown, Ohio.
