State Unemployment Numbers For November Shows Slight Decrease

12/22/17 – 2:47 P.M.

Ohio’s unemployment rate went down in November when compared to October. Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services reports that the state’s unemployment rate was at 4.8% in November. In October, the rate was at 5.1%. The number of unemployed workers decreased by 17,000 from October to November. There were 296,000 unemployed people in October and 279,000 in November.

Unemployment is down 2% from the same time last year.