Unemployment increases in most Ohio counties

COLUMBUS (AP) — State officials say 63 of Ohio’s 88 counties saw rising unemployment last month.

Numbers released today by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services show joblessness ranged in November from a high of 16.1 percent in southern Ohio’s Highland County down to 7.2 percent in Delaware and Holmes counties.

The county results come days after the department reported that the statewide unemployment rate for November was 10.6 percent, up a notch from the October rate of 10.5 percent.

Nine counties had unemployment above 14 percent last month while six counties had joblessness at or below 8 percent.