Ohio Added Manufacturing Jobs in January

Ohio manufacturers added 400 jobs in January, according to the latest unemployment report from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. Year over year — from January 2020 to January 2021 — manufacturing has lost 37,000 jobs in durable goods (-34,000) and non-durable goods (-3,000). Ohio’s current unemployment rate is 5.3%, compared to 6.3% nationally. 3/15/2021