Ohio's unemployment rate was 10.3 percent in July, down slightly from 10.5 percent in June, according to data released this morning by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. Ohio's nonfarm wage and salary employment increased 1,800 over the month, from the revised 5,045,000 in June to 5,046,800 in July.
"The number of unemployed Ohioans declined in July, and the unemployment rate decreased to 10.3 percent," ODJFS Director Douglas Lumpkin said. "Job gains in the private sector were partially offset by continuing jobs (1 comments)