Sluggish hiring pushes Ohio unemployment up
Ohio's unemployment rate inched up to 5.9 percent in September as the labor force grew and hiring slowed, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services reported Friday.
The seasonally adjusted rate was up from 5.7 percent in August and has grown from 5.5 percent rate in September 2006.
The nation's jobless rate in September ticked up to 4.7 percent from 4.6 percent in August.
About 50,000 people last month entered the state's work force, which totaled 6 million, while nonfarm employment shrank by 2,600 workers to more than 5.4 million. The number of unemployed workers as a result grew 5 percent to 355,000 from 337,000 the month before.
The largest decline in number of workers last month came in the professional and business services sector, followed by educational and health services, the state said. Government employment grew the most over the month as non-teaching personnel returned to state and local education jobs, the department said.
The state plans to release Columbus-area employment data Tuesday.
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The seasonally adjusted rate was up from 5.7 percent in August and has grown from 5.5 percent rate in September 2006.
The nation's jobless rate in September ticked up to 4.7 percent from 4.6 percent in August.
About 50,000 people last month entered the state's work force, which totaled 6 million, while nonfarm employment shrank by 2,600 workers to more than 5.4 million. The number of unemployed workers as a result grew 5 percent to 355,000 from 337,000 the month before.
The largest decline in number of workers last month came in the professional and business services sector, followed by educational and health services, the state said. Government employment grew the most over the month as non-teaching personnel returned to state and local education jobs, the department said.
The state plans to release Columbus-area employment data Tuesday.
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