Ohio's unemployment rate was 10.6 percent in November, up just slightly from the figure of 10.5 percent a month earlier, the state said yesterday.
Nonfarm employment rose by 5,400 jobs, another tiny change.
Behind the overall numbers, manufacturing jobs dropped while service-oriented jobs grew.
"The Ohio unemployment rate is really similar to what we're seeing nationally, which is a leveling off of layoffs, without a pickup in the pace of hiring," said James Coons, principal at J.W. Coons Advisors, a Columbus investment firm.
The national rate was 10 percent in November, down from 10.2 percent a month earlier. Both the state and national figures have been adjusted to account for seasonal jobs.
Ohio was in the minority nationally with its rising rate. A total of 36 states and the District of Columbia reported a decrease in November, six states had no change and the remaining eight states posted an increase, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Michigan continues to have the highest rate in the nation, 14.7 percent. North Dakota continues to have the lowest rate, 4.5 percent.
Although Ohio had only a small change in nonfarm employment, 5,400 jobs, it was the second-largest gain in the country behind Texas, which gained 17,300.
Ohio's total employment now stands at 5.1 million, a decrease of more than 190,000 since a year ago.
Nonfarm employment rose by 5,400 jobs, the second-largest gain in the country.
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