Ohio reports record-low unemployment

Ohio released its last monthly jobs report, with Gov. Mike DeWine and Lt. Gov. Jon Husted touring “the most filled jobs in Ohio history.” In raw numbers, Ohio has reached a new peak in terms of labor participation, since officials began tracking it in 1990.

“Ohio is the heart of opportunity, and today, we are making history,” DeWine said in a press release. “We have yet another record low unemployment rate in July at 3.3%, below the national rate of 3.5 percent. Our formula in Ohio is working, and today’s jobs news is proof of that.”

In the DeWine administration’s press release, Lt. Gov. Husted said the 5.6 million jobs filled speaks to the “great career opportunities” in Ohio. Over a third of the new jobs in Ohio are in healthcare, and a fifth are in manufacturing.

State policymakers have spent the last several years attracting large employers like Intel and Honda, which are expected to add many more jobs to the economy. While the low unemployment rate is great news for many buckeyes, the state will need to fill to attract many more workers to these industries to fill those jobs!