COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio officials say the state’s unemployment rate dropped again in December.
The
Ohio Department of Job and Family Services says the state jobless rate
was 7.2 percent last month. That’s down from 7.4 percent in November but
higher than the 6.7 percent reported for December 2012.
The
latest state rate also is higher than the national figure, which dropped
from 7 percent in November to 6.7 percent in December.
The number of unemployed Ohio workers was 416,000 last month, or 11,000 fewer than in the previous month.

Ohio
gained 5,600 jobs in goods-producing industries, 4,000 in construction,
3,400 in professional and business services and 2,400 in leisure and
hospitality. But it lost positions in other sectors, including 3,700 in
educational and health services.
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Online:
http://www.jfs.ohio.gov
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio officials say the state’s unemployment rate dropped again in December.
The
Ohio Department of Job and Family Services says the state jobless rate
was 7.2 percent last month. That’s down from 7.4 percent in November but
higher than the 6.7 percent reported for December 2012.
The
latest state rate also is higher than the national figure, which dropped
from 7 percent in November to 6.7 percent in December.
The number of unemployed Ohio workers was 416,000 last month, or 11,000 fewer than in the previous month.

Ohio
gained 5,600 jobs in goods-producing industries, 4,000 in construction,
3,400 in professional and business services and 2,400 in leisure and
hospitality. But it lost positions in other sectors, including 3,700 in
educational and health services.
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Online:
http://www.jfs.ohio.gov
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.