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Weekly Jobless Claims In Ohio Increase, Decline Nationally

The Labor Department says the number of Ohioans filing first-time claims for unemployment insurance benefits rose last week by more than 7 thousand, due to layoffs in the manufacturing, retail, transportation, health care services and food service sectors. Ohio had the fourth-largest increase of the 50 states. Nationally, claims fell by 15 thousand to a seasonally adjusted 330 thousand. A department spokesperson says there is no indication the cold weather that hit much of the nation this week caused the decline.

Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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