Ohio’s jobless rate was 4.4 percent in October

COLUMBUS

Ohio’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 4.4 percent in October 2015, down from 4.5 percent in September, according to data the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services released today.

Ohio’s non-agricultural wage and salary employment increased 30,800 over the month, from a revised 5,396,400 in September to 5,427,200 in October 2015.

The number of workers unemployed in Ohio in October was 249,000, down 5,000 from 254,000 in September. The number of unemployed has decreased by 51,000 in the past 12 months from 300,000. The October unemployment rate for Ohio was down from 5.2 percent in October 2014.

The U.S. unemployment rate for October was 5.0 percent, down from 5.1 percent in September and down from 5.7 percent in October 2014.