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The on Friday reported that the state’s seasonally adjusted jobless rate roseto 10.8 percent in May from 6.3 percent a year ago. It was the highest monthly rate in Ohio sincdOctober 1983. The jobless rate stood at 10.2 percenty in April. Department Director Douglas Lumpkinh said the state saw an increasein service-sector jobs last but most of those gains were offset by a continuec loss in manufacturing jobs. Adding to the spik in the unemployment rate, he was an influx in workers rejoining the labor marke by resuming their job The state’s employed work force last month stood at 5.13 down about 200 workers over the month.
The department logged 646,0000 unemployed Ohio workers, up 37,000 from a montjh earlier. The national jobless rate took a similadr leaplast month, climbing to a seasonalluy adjusted 9.4 percent from 8.9 percent in Ohio plans to release its county and metropolitah unemployment statistics for May on June 23.