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Ohio
unemployment drops to 4.8 percent
Ohio and U.S. Employment Situation (Seasonally Adjusted)
Ohio's unemployment rate was 4.8 percent in December 2014, down from
5.0 percent in November 2014. Ohio’s nonfarm wage and salary employment
increased 5,100 over the month, from a revised 5,325,300 in November to
5,330,400 in December.
The number of workers unemployed in Ohio in December was 278,000, down
9,000 from 287,000 in November. The number of unemployed has decreased
by 133,000 in the past 12 months from 411,000. The December
unemployment rate for Ohio was down from 7.1 percent in December 2013.
The U.S. unemployment rate for December was 5.6 percent, down from 5.8
percent in November and down from 6.7 percent in December 2013.
Total Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment (Seasonally Adjusted)
Ohio's nonagricultural wage and salary employment increased 5,100 over
the month, from a revised 5,325,300 in November to 5,330,400 in
December, according to the latest business establishment survey
conducted by the U.S. Department of Labor (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
in cooperation with ODJFS.
Employment in goods-producing industries, at 880,500, increased 2,900
from November due to gains in manufacturing (+1,500) and construction
(+1,400). Mining and logging employment did not change over the month.
The private service-providing sector, at 3,695,600, added 3,400 jobs.
Employment gains in leisure and hospitality (+7,100), professional and
business services (+3,800), and educational and health services
(+2,500) surpassed losses in trade, transportation, and utilities
(-6,200), other services (-1,900), financial activities (-1,200), and
information (-700). Government employment, at 754,300, decreased 1,200
as losses in state (-1,000) and local (-500) government outweighed
gains in federal government (+300).
From December 2013 to December 2014, nonagricultural wage and salary
employment increased 61,500. Goods-producing industries added 14,900
jobs. Manufacturing increased 16,400 in durable goods (+11,900) and
nondurable goods (+4,500). Mining and logging employment increased
1,000. Construction employment decreased 2,500. The private
service-providing sector added 46,300 jobs over the year. Employment
gains occurred in professional and business services (+19,100), leisure
and hospitality (+16,800), educational and health services (+10,900),
other services (+2,800), and trade, transportation, and utilities
(+600). Employment losses were seen in information (-2,300) and
financial activities (-1,600). Government employment increased 300 as
gains in state (+1,600) and federal (+1,100) government exceeded losses
in local government employment (-2,400).
EDITOR'S NOTE:
All data cited are produced in cooperation with the U.S. Department of
Labor. Data sources include Current Population Survey (U.S. data);
Current Employment Statistics Program (nonagricultural wage and salary
employment data); and Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program (Ohio
unemployment rates). More complete listings of the data appear in the
monthly Ohio Labor Market Review. Unemployment rates for all Ohio
counties, as well as cities with populations of 50,000 or more, are
presented in the monthly ODJFS Civilian Labor Force Estimates
publication. Updated statewide historical data may be obtained by
contacting the Bureau of Labor Market Information at (614) 752-9494.
Ohioans can access tens of thousands of job openings, for positions
ranging from file clerks to CEOs, at http://ohiomeansjobs.com.
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