In The News 25 September 2013

Highland County unemployment rate at 9.2 percent; well above state average

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Ohio's unemployment rate was 7.3 percent in August 2013, up from 7.2 percent in July, according to data released by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS).

Highland and most surrounding counties continue to have higher unemployment than the state average, ODJFS said this week.

• Regional jobless rates for August included: Highland County, 9.2 percent; Adams, 10.3 percent; Brown, 7.6 percent; Clinton, 9.5 percent; Fayette, 6.3 percent; Pike, 12.0 percent; Ross, 7.9 percent; and Scioto, 10.8 percent.

Ohio’s nonfarm wage and salary employment decreased 8,200 over the month, from a revised 5,208,800 in July to 5,200,600 in August.

The number of workers unemployed in Ohio in August was 419,000, up 3,000 from 416,000 in July. The number of unemployed has increased by 9,000 in the past 12 months from 410,000. The August unemployment rate for Ohio was up from 7.2 percent in August 2012.

The U.S. unemployment rate for August was 7.3 percent, down from 7.4 percent in July.

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