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Ohio and United States Unemployment Rates

Picture of city buildings Ohio's unemployment rate was 7.2 percent in September, down from 7.4 percent in August. The U.S. unemployment rate for September was 6.1 percent, unchanged from August.

** Note: Statewide unemployment rates and nonagricultural wage & salary data are released monthly on Fridays. County, city & metropolitan area unemployment rates are posted online on the following Tuesdays. See Press Release Dates for details.

Official Press Release | Additional Data

Unemployment Rates
	September-08	August-08	September-07
Ohio	7.2%	7.4%	5.7%
Not Seasonally Adjusted	6.9%	7.1%	5.5%
United States	6.1%	6.1%	4.7%
Not Seasonally Adjusted	6.0%	6.1%	4.5%
Source: Bureau of Labor Market Information, Ohio Department of Job & Family Services

Census
	1990	2000
Total Population	10,847,115	11,353,140
Urban Population	8,039,037	8,780,237
Rural Population	2,808,078	2,572,903
Farm Population	198,914	150,871
Median Age	33.4	36.2
School Enrollment
Preprimary School	198,740	367,623
Elementary & Secondary	1,880,830	1,944,444
College or Grad School	718,656	652,393
Education Attainment of Persons Age 25 or More
High School Grad & Above	75.7%	83.0%
Bachelor's Degree & Above	17.0%	21.1%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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