Ohio and U.S. Employment Situation (Seasonally Adjusted)
Ohio's unemployment rate was 5.6 percent in December, up from 5.4 percent in
November, according to data released this morning by the Ohio Department of Job
and Family Services. Ohio's nonfarm wage and salary employment decreased 5,100
over the month, from 5,454,500 in November to 5,449,400 in December.
"The number of seasonal jobs in December was outpaced by the number of
job-seekers which resulted in a slight increase in the unemployment rate,"
ODJFS Director Helen Jones-Kelley said.
The number of workers unemployed in Ohio in December was 335,000, up from
321,000 in November. The number of unemployed has decreased by 11,000 in the
past 12 months from 346,000. The December unemployment rate for Ohio was down
from 5.9 percent in December 2005.
The U.S. unemployment rate for December was 4.5 percent, unchanged from
November.
Total Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment (Seasonally Adjusted)
Ohio's nonagricultural wage and salary employment fell 5,100 over the month,
from 5,454,500 in November to 5,449,400 in December, according to the latest
business establishment survey conducted by ODJFS.
Service-providing industries were down 3,800 to 4,406,800. Trade,
transportation and utilities dropped 1,700, while government dipped 1,300.
Small declines were also noted in other services (-600); professional and
business services ( 500); and information ( 200). Educational and health
services and leisure and hospitality each advanced 200. Financial activities
added 100 jobs. Goods-producing industries fell 1,300 over the month to
1,042,600. Losses occurred in manufacturing (-1,900) and natural resources and
mining (-100). Construction employment was up 700.
Over the past 12 months, nonagricultural wage and salary employment grew by
3,700 jobs. Gains in the service-providing sector totaled 21,000. Leisure and
hospitality rose 10,700. Increases also occurred in educational and health
services (+8,700); professional and business services (+7,100); and financial
activities (+900). Trade, transportation and utilities fell 4,500. Smaller
losses occurred in government (-1,100) and information ( 800). Other services
was little changed over the year. Goods-producing industries dropped 17,300
over the year. Decreases were noted in manufacturing (-17,000) and natural
resources and mining (-900). Employment in construction advanced 600.
Ohio County Unemployment Rates (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Among the state's 88 counties, the December 2006 unemployment rates ranged from
a low of 3.4 percent in Delaware County to a high of 9.8 percent in Monroe
County. Rates increased in 75 of the counties. The comparable rate for Ohio in
December was 5.4 percent.
Seven counties had unemployment rates below 4.5 percent in December. The
counties with the lowest rates, other than Delaware, were: Holmes, 3.7; Mercer,
3.8; Auglaize and Warren, 4.2; and Geauga and Hancock, 4.4 percent.
Eight counties had unemployment rates above 8.0 percent during December. The
counties with the highest rates, other than Monroe, were: Pike, 9.7; Morgan,
9.2; Ottawa, 9.0; Vinton, 8.7; Huron, 8.6; Adams, 8.3; and Meigs, 8.1 percent.
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For more information contact ODJFS Communications, (614) 466-6650.
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.
A calendar of 2007 release dates is available online at
http://lmi.state.oh.us/LAUS/LAUS-PressReleaseDates.htm. News releases
for January and January substate data will be later than usual due to BLS'
annual practice of revising the model-based labor force estimates for all
states based on updated employment and unemployment inputs and revised
population counts from the U.S. Census. January 2007 unemployment rates and
nonagricultural wage and salary data will be released by ODJFS on Tuesday,
March 6, 2007. This information and the monthly statistical summaries it is
based on are also available at http://jfs.ohio.gov/releases.
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