Good news for Ohio’s unemployment rate

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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