Ohio’s Unemployment Rate Decreased in March

The latest employment report from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services indicates Ohio’s unemployment rate was 4.1% in March 2022, down from 4.2% in February 2022. The number of unemployed has decreased by 90,000 in the past 12 months and the March unemployment rate for Ohio decreased from 5.7% in March 2021.

The U.S. unemployment rate for March 2022 was 3.6%, down from 3.8% in February 2022, and down from 6.0% in March 2021.

March also saw a pickup of 2,900 over February in Ohio manufacturing employment. 4/18/2022