Initial weekly unemployment claims down
Staff report Ohioans filed 4,166 initial unemployment claims the week of Aug. 2-8, which was 251 fewer than the previous week. Ohioans filed 41,557 continued unemployment claims last week, which was 710 fewer than the previous week. The total number of claims filed for the period was 45,723. Ohio’s unemployment rate in June was 3.6%. The national unemployment rate in June was 4.2%. Ohio’s labor force participation rate in June was 61.6%. The national labor force participation rate in June was 61.5%.
