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Weekly Jobless Claims Increase In Ohio, Decline Nationally

The Labor Department says first-time claims for unemployment insurance benefits have hit their lowest mark of the year. 320 thousand people filed claims last week, 15-thousand fewer than the previous week and the lowest total since October 2007. Ohio had the second-largest increase in claims last week among the 50 states. The department says claims rose by 1270 in Ohio due to layoffs in manufacturing.

Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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