14,000 more unemployed in Ohio
Jobless rates in five area counties are lower than state's 5.8 percent
By Marilyn Miller Beacon Journal business writer
Published on Wednesday, Aug 22, 2007
More people were unemployed in Ohio in July than a year earlier.
An Ohio Department of Job & Family Services report showed that 14,000 more people were unemployed in July 2007 than in July 2006.
That total of 347,000 jobless people translated to 5.8 percent of Ohio's total work force, up from a 5.6 percent unemployment rate a year earlier.
The latest figures also showed that jobless rates in Summit, Stark, Portage, Medina and Wayne counties were all below the rate for the state.
All five area counties ranked between 49th and 80th, in the bottom half of the ranking of Ohio's 88 counties from highest unemployment rates to lowest.
Stark showed a significant drop in its jobless rate from June, falling from 6.4 percent to 5.6 percent. A year earlier, the rate was 5.9 percent.
Medina County was at 5.5 percent in July, up from 5.0 percent a year earlier. Summit's rate was 5.2 percent, down from 5.4 percent. Portage was at 5.1 percent, also down from 5.4 percent, and Wayne remained the same, at 4.8 percent.
Jobless rates dropped in 72 of the 88 counties, ranging from a low of 4.0 percent in Mercer in western Ohio to a high of 8.7 percent in Meigs and Pike in southern Ohio. Six had a rate higher than 8.0 percent.
Ohio's unemployment rate, 5.8 percent, was down from 6.1 percent in June but higher than the national rate of 4.6 percent. A year earlier, the national rate was 4.8 percent.
Ohio's nonfarm wage and salary employment fell 8,400 from June to July: from 5,442,700 to 5,434,300, according to survey figures.
''The labor-market data showed mixed results in July,'' state agency director Helen Jones-Kelley said. ''Although the unemployment rate declined in July, overall employment also declined.''
The largest decline in the work force from June to July was in leisure and hospitality, accommodation and food services. A reduction in state government workers contributed to a drop in government employment. Other occupations with fewer jobs were trade, transportation and utilities, information, financial activities and educational and health services.
Increases in employment were seen in professional and business services.
Looking at figures compared with a year earlier, nonfarm payroll employment fell 1,600. Goods-producing industries were lower, and manufacturing declined because of a loss of jobs in durable goods production. Natural resources and mining slipped a bit, while construction was up slightly.
The largest increases from a year earlier were in educational and health services and professional and business services. Other services that had slight increases were trade, transportation and utilities.
Marilyn Miller can be reached at 330-996-3098 or 800-777-7232 or mmiller@thebeaconjournal.com.
More people were unemployed in Ohio in July than a year earlier.
An Ohio Department of Job & Family Services report showed that 14,000 more people were unemployed in July 2007 than in July 2006.
That total of 347,000 jobless people translated to 5.8 percent of Ohio's total work force, up from a 5.6 percent unemployment rate a year earlier.
The latest figures also showed that jobless rates in Summit, Stark, Portage, Medina and Wayne counties were all below the rate for the state.
All five area counties ranked between 49th and 80th, in the bottom half of the ranking of Ohio's 88 counties from highest unemployment rates to lowest.
Stark showed a significant drop in its jobless rate from June, falling from 6.4 percent to 5.6 percent. A year earlier, the rate was 5.9 percent.
Medina County was at 5.5 percent in July, up from 5.0 percent a year earlier. Summit's rate was 5.2 percent, down from 5.4 percent. Portage was at 5.1 percent, also down from 5.4 percent, and Wayne remained the same, at 4.8 percent.
Jobless rates dropped in 72 of the 88 counties, ranging from a low of 4.0 percent in Mercer in western Ohio to a high of 8.7 percent in Meigs and Pike in southern Ohio. Six had a rate higher than 8.0 percent.
Ohio's unemployment rate, 5.8 percent, was down from 6.1 percent in June but higher than the national rate of 4.6 percent. A year earlier, the national rate was 4.8 percent.
Ohio's nonfarm wage and salary employment fell 8,400 from June to July: from 5,442,700 to 5,434,300, according to survey figures.
''The labor-market data showed mixed results in July,'' state agency director Helen Jones-Kelley said. ''Although the unemployment rate declined in July, overall employment also declined.''
The largest decline in the work force from June to July was in leisure and hospitality, accommodation and food services. A reduction in state government workers contributed to a drop in government employment. Other occupations with fewer jobs were trade, transportation and utilities, information, financial activities and educational and health services.
Increases in employment were seen in professional and business services.
Looking at figures compared with a year earlier, nonfarm payroll employment fell 1,600. Goods-producing industries were lower, and manufacturing declined because of a loss of jobs in durable goods production. Natural resources and mining slipped a bit, while construction was up slightly.
The largest increases from a year earlier were in educational and health services and professional and business services. Other services that had slight increases were trade, transportation and utilities.
Marilyn Miller can be reached at 330-996-3098 or 800-777-7232 or mmiller@thebeaconjournal.com.
By Marilyn Miller Beacon Journal business writer
Published on Wednesday, Aug 22, 2007
More people were unemployed in Ohio in July than a year earlier.
An Ohio Department of Job & Family Services report showed that 14,000 more people were unemployed in July 2007 than in July 2006.
That total of 347,000 jobless people translated to 5.8 percent of Ohio's total work force, up from a 5.6 percent unemployment rate a year earlier.
The latest figures also showed that jobless rates in Summit, Stark, Portage, Medina and Wayne counties were all below the rate for the state.
All five area counties ranked between 49th and 80th, in the bottom half of the ranking of Ohio's 88 counties from highest unemployment rates to lowest.
Stark showed a significant drop in its jobless rate from June, falling from 6.4 percent to 5.6 percent. A year earlier, the rate was 5.9 percent.
Medina County was at 5.5 percent in July, up from 5.0 percent a year earlier. Summit's rate was 5.2 percent, down from 5.4 percent. Portage was at 5.1 percent, also down from 5.4 percent, and Wayne remained the same, at 4.8 percent.
Jobless rates dropped in 72 of the 88 counties, ranging from a low of 4.0 percent in Mercer in western Ohio to a high of 8.7 percent in Meigs and Pike in southern Ohio. Six had a rate higher than 8.0 percent.
Ohio's unemployment rate, 5.8 percent, was down from 6.1 percent in June but higher than the national rate of 4.6 percent. A year earlier, the national rate was 4.8 percent.
Ohio's nonfarm wage and salary employment fell 8,400 from June to July: from 5,442,700 to 5,434,300, according to survey figures.
''The labor-market data showed mixed results in July,'' state agency director Helen Jones-Kelley said. ''Although the unemployment rate declined in July, overall employment also declined.''
The largest decline in the work force from June to July was in leisure and hospitality, accommodation and food services. A reduction in state government workers contributed to a drop in government employment. Other occupations with fewer jobs were trade, transportation and utilities, information, financial activities and educational and health services.
Increases in employment were seen in professional and business services.
Looking at figures compared with a year earlier, nonfarm payroll employment fell 1,600. Goods-producing industries were lower, and manufacturing declined because of a loss of jobs in durable goods production. Natural resources and mining slipped a bit, while construction was up slightly.
The largest increases from a year earlier were in educational and health services and professional and business services. Other services that had slight increases were trade, transportation and utilities.
Marilyn Miller can be reached at 330-996-3098 or 800-777-7232 or mmiller@thebeaconjournal.com.
More people were unemployed in Ohio in July than a year earlier.
An Ohio Department of Job & Family Services report showed that 14,000 more people were unemployed in July 2007 than in July 2006.
That total of 347,000 jobless people translated to 5.8 percent of Ohio's total work force, up from a 5.6 percent unemployment rate a year earlier.
The latest figures also showed that jobless rates in Summit, Stark, Portage, Medina and Wayne counties were all below the rate for the state.
All five area counties ranked between 49th and 80th, in the bottom half of the ranking of Ohio's 88 counties from highest unemployment rates to lowest.
Stark showed a significant drop in its jobless rate from June, falling from 6.4 percent to 5.6 percent. A year earlier, the rate was 5.9 percent.
Medina County was at 5.5 percent in July, up from 5.0 percent a year earlier. Summit's rate was 5.2 percent, down from 5.4 percent. Portage was at 5.1 percent, also down from 5.4 percent, and Wayne remained the same, at 4.8 percent.
Jobless rates dropped in 72 of the 88 counties, ranging from a low of 4.0 percent in Mercer in western Ohio to a high of 8.7 percent in Meigs and Pike in southern Ohio. Six had a rate higher than 8.0 percent.
Ohio's unemployment rate, 5.8 percent, was down from 6.1 percent in June but higher than the national rate of 4.6 percent. A year earlier, the national rate was 4.8 percent.
Ohio's nonfarm wage and salary employment fell 8,400 from June to July: from 5,442,700 to 5,434,300, according to survey figures.
''The labor-market data showed mixed results in July,'' state agency director Helen Jones-Kelley said. ''Although the unemployment rate declined in July, overall employment also declined.''
The largest decline in the work force from June to July was in leisure and hospitality, accommodation and food services. A reduction in state government workers contributed to a drop in government employment. Other occupations with fewer jobs were trade, transportation and utilities, information, financial activities and educational and health services.
Increases in employment were seen in professional and business services.
Looking at figures compared with a year earlier, nonfarm payroll employment fell 1,600. Goods-producing industries were lower, and manufacturing declined because of a loss of jobs in durable goods production. Natural resources and mining slipped a bit, while construction was up slightly.
The largest increases from a year earlier were in educational and health services and professional and business services. Other services that had slight increases were trade, transportation and utilities.
Marilyn Miller can be reached at 330-996-3098 or 800-777-7232 or mmiller@thebeaconjournal.com.
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