Jobs Numbers

The unemployment rate for Fulton County was down in November, that’s according to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. The rate in the county fell to 2.8% in November, down from 3.6% in October. In November 2021, the jobless rate was 3.9% in Fulton County. The labor force estimates showed Fulton County with a workforce of 22,200 and 600 unemployed. Also in the area, Lucas County had an unemployment rate of 3.7%, Henry County…3.5%…Defiance was at 3.1 and…Williams County?… 2.6%. Among the state’s 88 counties, preliminary November 2022 unemployment rates ranged from a low of 2.0% in Mercer County and Wyandot County to a high of 5.2% in Monroe County. From October, unemployment rates decreased in 87 counties and increased in one. The comparable November unemployment rate for Ohio was 3.3%. The U.S. unemployment rate for November 2022 was 3.7%, unchanged from 3.7% in October 2022, and down from 4.2% in November 2021.