Initial unemployment filings in Ohio fell sharply last week, according to new data released by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS).

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine. (Photo by Morgan Trau, WEWS.) Ohio’s Tenth District Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court decision ...

Jobless workers demonstrate in support of continued federal unemployment benefits in the pandemic economy. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images). A group of Ohioans is urging a state appeals court to secure ...

Ohio’s economy showed signs of stability last week, as fewer people filed for unemployment benefits, according to new data from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. From April 13–19, ...

OHIO — 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 ...

A group of Ohioans is urging a state appeals court to secure nearly $900 million in pandemic unemployment assistance state officials never handed out. The plaintiffs won a judgment against Gov. Mike ...

COLUMBUS – Ohio’s unemployment rate rose to 5% in July, marking an increase from June’s 4.9% and a significant jump from 4.3% in July 2024. The numbers reveal a paradoxical situation for Ohio workers: ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — After two months of Ohio’s unemployment rate being 4.3%, the state closed out 2024 with an increased rate of 4.4% in December. Ohio’s unemployment rate increased monthly from May 2023 ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio in May had the fifth-highest unemployment in the United States. The people behind state programs that are supposed to create jobs aren’t taking credit for Ohio’s relatively high ...