Ohio’s unemployment rate hit 5% in July 2025, up from 4.9% in June, according to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.
Despite the increase in the unemployment rate, Ohio’s nonagricultural wage and salary employment saw a rise of 5,400 jobs over the month, reaching over 5.7 million in July.
This growth was reported alongside a rise in the number of unemployed workers, which increased to 296,000 in July, according to the department.
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The increase in Ohio’s unemployment rate comes as the U.S. unemployment rate hit 4.2% in July, up from 4.1% in June…