COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohioans filed 6,785 initial traditional unemployment claims last week, which was 668 more than the previous week, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services reported Thursday.
State residents also filed 41,908 continued traditional unemployment claims the week of Nov. 2-8, which was 1,257 more than the previous week.
Of the initial unemployment claims filed, 1,219 have been flagged for more stringent identity verification to ensure they are not fraudulent.
In August, Ohio’s unemployment rate was 5%. The national unemployment rate was 4.3%. Ohio’s labor force participation rate in August was 62.5%. The national labor force participation rate was 62.3%.