Good news for Ohio’s unemployment rate
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by 614now Staff
April 21, 2017
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Okay news: Ohio’s March unemployment rate did not increase from April; it remained constant at 5.1 percent.
Bad news: In March, Ohio’s unemployment rate was .6 percent higher than the national average.
Good news: So far in April, the unemployment rate in Columbus is lower than Ohio’s average as well as Cleveland’s.
Here’s a look at Ohio percentages courtesy of the Bureau of Labor
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