Ohio Weekly Unemployment Claims Increase

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohioans filed 6,336 initial traditional unemployment claims last week, which was 1,698 more than the previous week, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services reported Thursday.

State residents also filed 37,026 continued traditional unemployment claims the week of May 26-June 1, which was 394 fewer than the previous week.

Of the initial unemployment claims filed, 569 have been flagged for more stringent identity verification to ensure they are not fraudulent.

In April, Ohio’s unemployment rate was 4%. The national unemployment rate was 3.9%. Ohio’s labor force participation rate in April was 61.8%. The national labor force participation rate was 62.7%.

Published by The Business Journal, Youngstown, Ohio.