Ohio and U.S. Employment Situation (Seasonally Adjusted)
Ohio's unemployment rate was 5.5 percent in April, up from 5.0 percent in March, according to data released this morning by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. Ohio's nonfarm wage and salary employment increased 18,500 over the month, from 5,442,300 in March to 5,460,800 in April.
"The rise in Ohio's unemployment rate in April was the result of more people looking for work as job prospects improved," said ODJFS Director Barbara Riley. "While the unemployment rate increased last month, the increase in the number of people employed was the largest monthly increase since December 1999."
The number of workers unemployed in Ohio in April was 327,000, up from 294,000 in March. The number of unemployed has decreased by 22,000 in the past 12 months from 349,000. The April unemployment rate for Ohio was down from 5.9 percent in April 2005.
The U.S. unemployment rate for April was 4.7 percent, unchanged from March.
Total Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment (Seasonally Adjusted)
Ohio's nonfarm wage and salary employment rose 18,500 over the month, from 5,442,300 in March to 5,460,800 in April, according to the latest business survey conducted by ODJFS.
Service providers, at 4,402,700, gained 12,900 jobs. The largest increase, 4,800, occurred in professional and business services. Leisure and hospitality advanced 3,900. Also up were educational and health services (+2,500), other services (+1,300), information (+300), financial activities (+300), and government (+300). Trade, transportation, and utilities dropped 500 over the month. Employment in goods-producing industries rose 5,600 from March to 1,058,100. Construction was up 4,200, while manufacturing added 1,400 jobs. Natural resources and mining was virtually unchanged.
Over the past 12 months, nonfarm payroll employment rose 28,400. Service-providing industries were up 31,100. Educational and health services advanced 11,700. Professional and business services gained 11,100, while leisure and hospitality was 8,400 higher. Financial activities increased by 3,700. Government employment declined 2,100 from March. Also down were trade, transportation, and utilities (-1,000), information (-400), and other services ( 300). Goods-producing industries dropped 2,700 over the year. Declines of 4,200 in manufacturing and 700 in natural resources and mining were partially offset by an increase of 2,200 in construction.
Ohio County Unemployment Rates (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Among the state's 88 counties, the April 2006 unemployment rates ranged from a low of 3.5 percent in Delaware County to a high of 11.2 percent in Monroe County. Rates increased in 42 of the counties. The comparable rate for Ohio in April was 5.4 percent.
Ten counties had unemployment rates below 4.5 percent in April. The counties with the lowest rates, other than Delaware, were: Mercer, 3.6; Geauga and Holmes, 3.8; Medina, 3.9; Lake, 4.2; Auglaize, 4.3; and Hancock, Shelby and Union counties, 4.4 percent.
Seven counties had unemployment rates at or above 7.5 percent during April. The counties with the highest rates, other than Monroe, were: Pike, 9.3; Morgan, 8.2; Meigs and Vinton, 8.0; Perry, 7.8; and Adams, 7.6 percent.
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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) 466-1109.
A calendar of 2006 release dates is available at http://lmi.state.oh.us under "Labor Force, Employment & Unemployment - Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS)." May unemployment rates and nonagricultural wage and salary data will be released by ODJFS on Tuesday, June 20, 2006. This information and the monthly statistical summaries it is based on are also available at http://jfs.ohio.gov/releases.
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