THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF JOB AND FAMILY SERVICES HAS RELEASED THE LATEST UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBERS FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 23 THROUGH NOVEMBER 29.

OHIOANS FILED 7,236 INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, UP 567 FROM THE PREVIOUS WEEK. OF THOSE, 956 WERE FLAGGED FOR IDENTITY VERIFICATION TO ENSURE THEY ARE NOT FRAUDULENT.

A TOTAL OF 42,524 CONTINUED CLAIMS WERE FILED, WHICH IS 549 FEWER THAN THE WEEK BEFORE. IN ALL, 49,760 CLAIMS WERE SUBMITTED DURING THE WEEK.

THE MOST RECENT STATE DATA SHOW OHIO’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN AUGUST WAS 5.0%, WHILE THE NATIONAL RATE WAS 4.3%. OHIO’S LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATE STOOD AT 62.5%, COMPARED TO THE NATIONAL RATE OF 62.3%.