COLUMBUS, Ohio – According to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, the state’s unemployment rate remained steady at 4.5% in September, the same rate as August. The nonagricultural wage and salary employment witnessed an increase of 13,500 throughout the month from a revised 5,664,000 in August to 5,675,600 in September. Unemployment numbers in Ohio were consistent from August to September, with 263,000 workers unemployed. This figure has seen an increase of 56,000 over the course of 12 months.

The unemployment rate for the state in September indicated an increase of 0.9 percentage points from the 3.6% noted in September 2023. Comparatively, the U.S. unemployment rate for September 2024 was documented as 4.1%, a decrease from August’s 4.2%, but an increase from the 3.8% from September 2023.

The labor force participation rate in Ohio for September 2024 grew slightly to 62.4% from 62.3% in August 2024 and saw a larger increase from the 61.9% in September 2023. The national labor force participation rate in September 2024 was stagnant at 62.7%, a decrease from 62.8% in September 2023.

As of October 17, Ohioans filed 7,290 initial traditional unemployment claims in the previous week, a decrease of 2,477 claims from the week before. State residents also reported 42,853 continued traditional unemployment claims within the same week.

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