Ohio's unemployment rate fell in December to 4.8 percent, its lowest since September 2001 and the fourth consecutive monthly decrease.
The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services says 278 thousand people were out of work in December, down by 9 thousand from November. The department says employment gains in DecemOhio's rate was 5 percent in November, down from 5.3 percent in October.ber were industries that include leisure and hospitality, and professional and business services. Those increases surpassed losses in sectors that include trade, transportation and utilities. The national unemployment rate was 5.6 percent in December. The state's unemployment rate for December 2013 was 7.1 percent.
