Ohio Jobless Claims Increase - Business Journal Daily

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohioans filed 8,621 initial traditional unemployment claims last week, which was 3,918 more than the previous week, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services reported Thursday. State residents also filed 34,591 continued traditional unemployment claims the week of Oct. 4-10, which was 909 more than the previous week. Of the initial unemployment claims filed, 1,741 have been flagged for more stringent identity verification to ensure they are not fraudulent. In August, Ohio’s unemployment rate was 3.3%. The national unemployment rate was 4.1%. Ohio’s labor force participation rate in August was 61.3%. The national labor force participation rate was 61.6%.