Ohio’s nonagricultural wage and salary employment increased 7,500 over the month, from a revised 5,482,100 in July to 5,489,600 in August, according to the latest business establishment survey conducted by the U.S. Labor Force Participation Rates, seasonally adjusted, August 2021 – August 2022 During the same period, the national labor force participation rate was 62.4%, up from 62.1% in July 2022 and up from 61.7% in August 2021. In August 2022, the labor force participation rate in Ohio was 61.8%, down from 61.9% in July 2022 and up from 61.6% in August 2021. unemployment rate for August 2022 was 3.7%, up from 3.5% in July 2022, and down from 5.2% in August 2021. The August unemployment rate for Ohio decreased from 4.9% in August 2021. The number of unemployed has decreased by 54,000 in the past 12 months from 283,000. The number of workers unemployed in Ohio in August was 229,000, up from 223,000 in July.

Ohio’s nonagricultural wage and salary employment increased 7,500 over the month, from a revised 5,482,100 in July 2022 to 5,489,600 in August 2022.

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio’s unemployment rate was 4.0% in August, up from 3.9% in July.

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