COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohioans filed 9,851 initial traditional unemployment claims last week, which was 629 more than the previous week, and the state’s residents filed 50,733 continued traditional unemployment claims last week — 1,413 more than the previous week.
The total number of traditional claims filed October 3-9 was 60,584, according to Thursday’s news release from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.
Ohio’s unemployment rate in August was 5.4%. The national unemployment rate in August was 5.2%.
Ohio’s labor force participation rate in August was 60.8%, while the national labor force participation rate in August was 61.7%.
The latest unemployment numbers as reported by the State of Ohio.
