Ohio reports 10.8 pct. unemployment for Jan.

[OhioChick]

Source: AP

Posted: 9:41 AM

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Officials report that the state had unemployment of 10.8 percent in January, unchanged from the revised December rate.

The state’s jobless rate for January was higher than the national one of 9.7 percent.

The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services says the number of workers unemployed in Ohio in January was 641,000, up from 638,000 in December.

Officials say the ranks of the state’s unemployed has increased by 126,000 in the past 12 months, from 515,000 in January 2009. This year’s January jobless rate was up more than two percentage points from 8.6 percent a year ago.

Ohio unemployment has backed off last July’s high of 11.2 percent, the steepest level in about 26 years.




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[ChromeFoundry]

1. What kind of ass unrec's an unemployment thread?

As Ohio Goes, So Goes the Nation.

[1776Forever]

3. Exactly! I wonder what the thought is behind this un-rec idea - I think it should come up for vote!

I would vote NO - Has there been a poll that anyone knows about here on DU about this policy? :shrug:

[Soylent Brice]

2. it's definitely obvious, especially around here in Cincy and Dayton.

[OhioChick]

4. It's quite bad here in the Cleveland area, too. n/t

[Botany]

5. Columbus too

But Kasich wants to take us back to the failed ways that put us in the shitter?

[Soylent Brice]

7. i can only imagine. you Cleveland always has it harder. Dayton is starting to compete though.

it's pretty bad.

[Donnachaidh]

6. wait wait -- didn't you guys hear -- it's getting BETTER in the economy!

Y'all didn't see the wave of postings about how much *better* things were getting?? And yes, I need a :sarcasm: thingie here.

My area north of Atlanta is starting to look like a ghost town, with empty strip malls everywhere. What we can't figure out though -- there are still pockets of construction of NEW strip malls going up -- WHY? And HOW did these people get funding and approval to build these things, with street after street of empty real estate?

[Dulcinea]

8. Not much better here in Georgia.

10.3% here with no signs of improvement.