Ohio’s unemployment rate was 5.2 percent in June 2015, unchanged from May. Ohio’s nonfarm wage and salary employment decreased 1,900 over the month, from a revised 5,398,600 in May to 5,396,700 in June 2015.
The number of workers unemployed in Ohio in June was 296,000, down 6,000 from 302,000 in May. The number of unemployed has decreased by 26,000 in the past 12 months from 322,000. The June unemployment rate for Ohio was down from 5.6 percent in June 2014.
In Marion County, the unemployment rate increased to 5.2 percent from 4.9 percent in May 2015. The increase comes with no additional reports of unemployment (1,400), but 100 more people were added to the available workforce. It was the third straight month that the local available workforce increased.
Marion County was not alone in seeing an increase, every surrounding county also saw increases in June.
County – Jun-15 – May-15 – Jun-14
Crawford – 5.5 – 5.4 – 6.4
Delaware – 3.6 – 3.4 – 4.2
Hardin – 5.0 – 4.3 – 6.3
Marion – 5.2 – 4.9 – 5.9
Morrow – 4.8 – 4.5 – 5.6
Union – 3.9 – 3.6 – 4.5
Wyandot – 3.6 – 3.4 – 4.3
The U.S. unemployment rate for June was 5.3 percent, down from 5.5 percent in May and down from 6.1 percent in June 2014.
You can view rates from all 88 Ohio counties by clicking here.
Total Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment (Seasonally Adjusted)
Ohio’s nonagricultural wage and salary employment decreased 1,900 over the month, from a revised 5,398,600 in May to 5,396,700 in June 2015, according to the latest business establishment survey conducted by the U.S. Department of Labor (Bureau of Labor Statistics) in cooperation with ODJFS.
Goods-producing industries, at 891,600 lost 5,000 jobs in construction (-3,700), manufacturing
(-1,200), and mining and logging (-100). The private service-providing sector, at 3,748,500, lost 3,400 jobs. Employment losses in professional and business services (-4,800), leisure and hospitality (-4,700), and information (-400) exceeded gains in educational and health services (+3,400), trade, transportation, and utilities (+2,200), financial activities (+800), and other services (+100). Government employment, at 756,600, increased 6,500 as gains in local (+10,900) and federal (+100) government surpassed losses in state government (-4,500).
From June 2014 to June 2015, nonagricultural wage and salary employment grew 71,800. Goods-producing industries increased 6,300. Manufacturing added 17,100 jobs in durable goods (+9,000) and nondurable goods (+8,100). Mining and logging added 100 jobs. Construction lost 10,900 jobs. The private service-providing sector added 59,300 jobs. Employment gains occurred in all industries: trade, transportation, and utilities (+17,800), leisure and hospitality (+15,200), educational and health services (+12,600), financial activities (+7,200), professional and business services (+3,600), other services (+2,800), and information (+100). Government employment increased 6,200 as gains in local government (+7,200) surpassed losses in federal (-500) and state (-500) government.
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