Ohio and U.S. Employment Situation (Seasonally Adjusted)
Ohio's unemployment rate was 5.3 percent in January, down from 5.6 percent in December, according to data released this morning by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. Ohio's nonfarm wage and salary employment decreased 12,000 over the month, from 5,442,800 in December to 5,430,800 in January.
"The decline in the unemployment rate in January is more likely the result of year-end data adjustments than actual changes in the work force," ODJFS Director Helen Jones-Kelley said.
The number of workers unemployed in Ohio in January was 320,000, down from 334,000 in December. The number of unemployed has decreased by 2,000 in the past 12 months from 322,000. The January unemployment rate for Ohio was down from 5.5 percent in January 2006.
The U.S. unemployment rate for January was 4.6 percent, up slightly from 4.5 percent in December.
Total Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment (Seasonally Adjusted)
Ohio's nonagricultural wage and salary employment fell 12,000 over the month, from 5,442,800 in December to 5,430,800 in January, according to the latest business establishment survey conducted by ODJFS.
Service providers declined 8,500 to 4,406,500 in January. Declines in administrative, support and waste services lowered employment in professional and business services 6,300. Also down were financial activities (-1,800), other services (-1,000), information ( 800), and educational and health services (-200). Growth occurred in trade, transportation and utilities (+800); leisure and hospitality (+700); and government (+100). Goods-producing industries dropped 3,500 to 1,024,300. Employment was down in manufacturing (-5,300) due chiefly to losses in durable goods, while natural resources and mining slipped 400. Construction was up 2,200 from December.
Over the past 12 months, nonfarm wage and salary employment fell 16,600. The decrease was concentrated in the goods-producing sector (-27,100). Losses were noted in manufacturing ( 22,400), construction (-4,500), and natural resources and mining (-200). Service-providing industries advanced 10,500. Growth in health care and social assistance boosted educational and health services 9,400. Professional and business services rose 5,400, while trade, transportation and utilities were up 2,600. Government employment was 200 higher. Sectors with lower employment over the year were financial activities (-2,800), other services (-1,700), leisure and hospitality (-1,600), and information (-1,000).
Ohio County Unemployment Rates (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Among the state's 88 counties, the January 2007 unemployment rates ranged from a low of 4.0 percent in Mercer County to a high of 11.1 percent in Monroe and Pike counties. Rates increased in 75 of the counties. The comparable rate for Ohio in January was 6.2 percent.
Eight counties had unemployment rates below 5.0 percent in January. The counties with the lowest rates, other than Mercer, were: Delaware and Holmes, 4.2; Auglaize, 4.6; Franklin, 4.7; Hancock and Union, 4.8; and Shelby, 4.9 percent.
Seven counties had unemployment rates above 10.0 percent during January. The counties with the highest rates, other than Monroe and Pike, were: Morgan, 10.8; Huron and Ottawa, 10.4; Adams, 10.3; and Meigs, 10.2 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 2007 release dates is available online at
http://lmi.state.oh.us/LAUS/LAUS-PressReleaseDates.htm. February 2007 unemployment rates and nonagricultural wage and salary data will be released by ODJFS on Tuesday, March 27, 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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