By the Numbers: Ohio’s Unemployment Figures and Manufacturing Jobs

Here’s a look at Ohio’s latest employment figures:

• Ohio’s jobless rate held at 5.4% (303,000 Ohioans) in September.
• Over the past 12 months, the number of unemployed Ohioans has decreased by 115,000.
• Here are the unemployment rates for each Ohio county.
• Ohio manufacturing shed 2,800 jobs last month as supply disruptions continued.
• From September 2020 to September 2021, Ohio manufacturers added 3,400 jobs.

Ohio’s labor force participation rate remained depressed at 61.1% in September. At last check, there were nearly 270,000 available jobs at Ohio Means Jobs. 10/28/2021