Highland County jobless rate tops 7 percent
Lead Summary
By
The Highland County Press-
The unemployment rate for Highland County stands at 7.1 percent – 2 points higher than the state average of 5.1 percent – according to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.
This week’s report also shows all of Highland County’s adjacent counties with jobless rates above the state average for March 2016.
Neighboring county unemployment rates include:
Adams – 9 percent;
Brown – 6.7 percent;
Clinton – 6.4 percent;
Fayette – 5.2 percent;
Pike – 8.6 percent; and,
Ross – 6.3 percent.
Ohio's unemployment rate was 5.1 percent in March 2016, up from a revised 5.0 percent in February. Ohio’s nonagricultural wage and salary employment increased 18,300 over the month, from a revised 5,475,500 in February to 5,493,800 in March 2016.
The number of workers unemployed in Ohio in March was 294,000, up 9,000 from 285,000 in February. The number of unemployed has increased by 4,000 in the past 12 months from 290,000. The March unemployment rate for Ohio was equal to the March 2015 rate of 5.1 percent.
The U.S. unemployment rate for March was 5.0 percent, up from 4.9 percent in February and down from 5.5 percent in March 2015.
This week’s report also shows all of Highland County’s adjacent counties with jobless rates above the state average for March 2016.
Neighboring county unemployment rates include:
Adams – 9 percent;
Brown – 6.7 percent;
Clinton – 6.4 percent;
Fayette – 5.2 percent;
Pike – 8.6 percent; and,
Ross – 6.3 percent.
Ohio's unemployment rate was 5.1 percent in March 2016, up from a revised 5.0 percent in February. Ohio’s nonagricultural wage and salary employment increased 18,300 over the month, from a revised 5,475,500 in February to 5,493,800 in March 2016.
The number of workers unemployed in Ohio in March was 294,000, up 9,000 from 285,000 in February. The number of unemployed has increased by 4,000 in the past 12 months from 290,000. The March unemployment rate for Ohio was equal to the March 2015 rate of 5.1 percent.
The U.S. unemployment rate for March was 5.0 percent, up from 4.9 percent in February and down from 5.5 percent in March 2015.