Staff report

The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services reported Thursday that Ohioans filed 4,754 initial unemployment claims last week, which were 900 fewer than the previous week.

Ohioans filed 40,552 continued unemployment claims last week, which was 711 more than the previous week.

The total number of claims filed from May 17-23 was 45,306.

Ohio’s unemployment rate in April was 3.9%. The national unemployment rate in April was 4.3%. Ohio’s labor force participation rate in April was 61.9%. The national labor force participation rate in April was 61.8%.