The Latest Jobs Numbers

The Defiance six-county area’s already low unemployment figures dropped even a little more in May, according to state statistics. Overall?…it’s at 3.5%. The lowest was Putnam County at 2.1% followed by Paulding, at 2.7%. Defiance?…3.1…over in Henry County, it’s 3.3%…Fulton?…3.3… Putnam County checks in at 2.2%…Williams County?… 2.8%. Finance officials tell reporters…a challenge for local counties with low unemployment rates is building new housing. Many local officials close to economic development matters are working to attract housing developers to their communities to provide space for potential new workers. Statewide, the unemployment rate in May was 3.9%, with a labor force of 5.7 million people…in Ohio.