IN THE VALLEY


January 2, 2014 at 12:00a.m.

IN THE VALLEY

2,036 lose benefits

An estimated 42,000 Ohioans lost extended unemployment benefits when the special program ended last week. These county-by-county numbers of people who lost benefits reflect a 20-percent reduction of the actual number. The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services estimates that 20 percent lost benefits for reasons other than termination of the federal program.

Mahoning County: 895

Trumbull County: 855

Columbiana County: 286

Ohio: 41,922

Source: Ohio JFS