New filings for unemployment benefits in Ohio rose last week, while the number of residents continuing to receive benefits saw a slight decline, according to data released this week by the state.

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Ohio’s unemployment rate continued to rise in March, reaching 4.8%, the highest rate in more than two years, according to data released Friday by the Ohio Department of Job and ...

Stock photo from Getty Images. Ohio had the sixth-highest unemployment of any state in April. The news comes after years of state officials spending billions on economic growth programs tilted heavily ...

(The Center Square) – Ohio’s unemployment increase over the past year is one of the highest in the nation. Based on the new figures released by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, the ...

Ohio’s unemployment rate remained steady for the last three months and is still higher than the national rate. The unemployment rate in June was 4.9%, unchanged from May and April, according to the ...

The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services reported Thursday that Ohioans filed 4,855 initial unemployment claims for the week of July 27 through Aug. 2, which was 226 fewer than the previous week ...

OHIO — Ohio’s unemployment rate hit 5% in July 2025, up from 4.9% in June, according to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. Despite the increase in the unemployment rate, Ohio’s ...

Ohio's workforce contracted in May by 6,500 jobs, though the unemployment rate held steady at 4.9%, according to new data from the state's Department of Job and Family Services. One economist who ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio in May had the fifth-highest unemployment in the United States. The people behind state programs that are supposed to create jobs aren’t taking credit for Ohio’s relatively high ...

COLUMBUS— A contract employee working for Ohio’s unemployment system improperly released more than $100,000 in fraudulent pandemic unemployment benefits and collected nearly $19,000 in benefits she ...