Ohio jobless rate steady at 10.8 percent in January, unchanged from revised December rate
By APFriday, March 5, 2010
Ohio reports 10.8 pct unemployment rate for Jan.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Joblessness is holding steady in Ohio.
Officials report that the state had unemployment of 10.8 percent in January, unchanged from the revised December rate.
The state’s jobless rate for January was higher than the national one of 9.7 percent.
The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services says the number of workers unemployed in Ohio in January was 641,000, up slightly from 638,000 in December.
Department spokesman Brian Harter says job losses in financial services and other sectors were balanced out by gains in areas such as business services.
Officials say the ranks of the state’s unemployed has increased by 126,000 in the past 12 months. This year’s January jobless rate was up more than two percentage points from 8.6 percent a year ago.
