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Ohio Senator Bill Beagle
Ohio's
Unemployment at Lowest Rate Since 2001
COLUMBUS – State Senator Bill Beagle (R-Tipp City) praised the August
employment report released Friday by the Ohio Department of Jobs and
Family Services, which shows the state's continued upward growth in job
creation.
In August, Ohio gained 16,500 new private sector jobs and unemployment
dropped to 4.7 percent, below the national average of 5.1 percent. The
state's rate of unemployment is at a 14-year low.
"Currently, there are over 16,000 full-time jobs open in the region on
OhioMeansJobs.com, over half of which are middle and upper middle
income positions," said Beagle. "It is clear that improving Ohio’s
business climate and reducing unemployment are a result of the
job-friendly policies that the Ohio General Assembly has put in place."
The largest job growth occurred in the construction (+2,700);
professional business and services (+5,700); trade transport and
utilities (+5,300); and leisure and hospitality (+2,900) industries.
More information and the full unemployment report published by the
Department of Jobs and Family Services are available online at
jfs.ohio.gov/RELEASES/unemp/201509.
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