Ohio and U.S. Employment Situation (Seasonally Adjusted)

Ohio's unemployment rate was 10.6 percent in November, relatively unchanged from 10.5 percent in October, according to data released this morning by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. Ohio's nonfarm wage and salary employment increased 5,400 over the month, from 5,104,000 in October to 5,109,400 in November.

"The number of employed Ohioans rose slightly in November, but not enough to produce a significant change in the unemployment rate," ODJFS Director Douglas Lumpkin said.  "An increase in service-providing employment was partially offset by a slight decrease in goods-producing jobs."

The number of workers unemployed in Ohio in November was 623,000, up from 618,000 in October. The number of unemployed has increased by 199,000 in the past 12 months from 424,000. The November unemployment rate for Ohio was up from 7.1 percent in November 2008.

The U.S. unemployment rate for November was 10.0 percent, down from 10.2 percent in October.

Total Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment (Seasonally Adjusted)

Ohio's nonagricultural wage and salary employment, at 5,109,400 in November, was 5,400 above the October level, according to the latest business establishment survey conducted by ODJFS.

Service-providing industries increased 9,900 to 4,307,200. Professional and business services rose 9,900, while other services advanced 3,400. Also up were information (+500) and educational and health services (+100). Trade, transportation, and utilities was down 1,800. Declines were also noted in leisure and hospitality (-1,000), financial activities (-800), and government (-400). Goods-producing employment fell 4,500 over the month to 802,200. Losses in durable goods (-4,500) and nondurable goods (-1,900) lowered manufacturing 6,400. Construction employment was up 1,900. Mining and logging was little changed.

Over the past 12 months, nonfarm wage and salary employment fell 193,600. Goods-producing industries were down 128,200. Manufacturing dropped 106,100 due to losses in durable goods (-88,600) and nondurable goods (-17,500). Construction declined 21,700, while mining and logging decreased 400. Service-providing industries lost 65,400 jobs. Trade, transportation, and utilities declined 33,800. Also down were professional and business services (-14,300), financial activities (-12,600), information (-8,600), leisure and hospitality (-3,200), and government (-2,800). Educational and health services advanced 9,600. Other services increased 300.

EDITOR'S NOTE: All data cited are produced in cooperation with the U. S. Department of Labor. Data sources include Current Population Survey (U.S. data); Current Employment Statistics Program (nonagricultural wage and salary employment data); and Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program (Ohio unemployment rates). More complete listings of the data appear in the monthly Ohio Labor Market Review. Unemployment rates for all Ohio counties as well as cities with populations of 50,000 or more are presented in the monthly ODJFS Civilian Labor Force Estimates publication. Updated statewide historical data may be obtained by contacting the Bureau of Labor Market Information at (614) 752-9494. Ohioans can access tens of thousands of job openings, for positions ranging from file clerks to CEOs, at www.ohiomeansjobs.com.

News release dates

A calendar of 2009 release dates is available online at http://lmi.state.oh.us/laus/releases.htm County, city and metropolitan area unemployment rates for October 2009 will be posted online at http://lmi.state.oh.us/laus/current.htm on Tuesday, December 22, 2009. December 2009 unemployment rates and nonagricultural wage and salary data for Ohio will be released by ODJFS on Friday, January 22, 2010. This information and the monthly statistical summaries it is based on are also available at http://jfs.ohio.gov/releases.

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