Valley unemployment rate up more than 1 percent

Staff report

YOUNGSTOWN

The Mahoning Valley’s nonseasonally adjusted jobless rate jumped to 8 percent in July from 6.3 percent reported in July 2016.

The number of unemployed across Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana counties was 19,700 up from 15,500 reported during the previous July. The number of employed dropped to 226,900 from 230,700 reported the previous July.

The civilian labor force, or the sum of the employed and unemployed, was 247,000 in July, up from 246,000 reported in July 2016.

In Mahoning County, July’s unemployment rate was 8.1 percent, up from 6.1 percent.

The number of unemployed increased to 8,700 from 6,500 and the number of employed dropped to 98,400 from 100,100. The county’s civilian labor force was 107,100, up from 106,600.

In Trumbull County, the unemployment rate in July was 8.7 percent, up from 6.4 percent. The number of unemployed went up to 7,900 from 5,800, and the number of employed dropped to 83,700 from 85,200. The civilian labor force in the county was 91,700, up from 91,100 reported the previous July.

In Columbiana County, the unemployment rate for July was 6.4 percent, down from 6.6 percent reported in July 2016. The number of unemployed was 3,100, down from 3,200, and the number of employed also dropped, from 45,300 reported in July 2016 to 44,800.

The civilian labor force was 47,900, down from 48,500.

Ohio’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 5.2 percent in July, up from 5 percent in June.

The U.S. unemployment rate for July was 4.3 percent, down from 4.4 percent in June and down from 4.9 percent in July 2016.