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The state’s November unemployment rate was unchanged from October at 4.3%, but the labor force participation rate rose from 62.5% to 62.6%, leading economists to believe job openings and ...
Ohio was the best among 29 states with unemployment claim rates that were better than the same week last year. Ohio leads the country with smallest increase in unemployment claims, study finds ...
(The Center Square) – Ohio’s unemployment rate ended 2024 rising, but analysts believe the job market is still better than the national job picture. The state’s jobless rate rose to 4.4% in ...
Unemployment in the US by State (June 2023) The list of U.S. states and territories by unemployment rate compares the seasonally adjusted unemployment rates by state and territory, sortable by name, rate, and change. Data are provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in its Geographic Profile of Employment and Unemployment publication.
As the state's unemployment rate declined throughout the year, the agency expanded its reemployment activities for unemployment compensation recipients; enhanced OhioMeansJobs, the resume and job bank created in partnership with Monster.com; and refocused efforts to increase the number of On-the-Job Training opportunities available for Ohioans. [2]
Unemployment insurance is funded by both federal and state payroll taxes. In most states, employers pay state and federal unemployment taxes if: (1) they paid wages to employees totaling $1,500 or more in any quarter of a calendar year, or (2) they had at least one employee during any day of a week for 20 or more weeks in a calendar year, regardless of whether those weeks were consecutive.
Percent change in unemployment rate from February 2020 to February 2021: +77.14% See: Industries Set To Bounce Back in 2021 By this comparison, the economy still has a lot of work to do to get ...
Unemployment rates historically are lower for those groups with higher levels of education. For example, in May 2016 the unemployment rate for workers over 25 years of age was 2.5% for college graduates, 5.1% for those with a high school diploma, and 7.1% for those without a high school diploma.