Ohio's unemployment rate for February declined by one-tenth of a point from January to 4.6 percent.
The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services says today non-farm payrolls decreased by 82 hundred, while the number of jobless workers declined by 4 thousand from January. Ohio lost jobs in the construction, manufacturing, trade and transportation, and hospitality sectors. The U.S. unemployment rate for February was 3.8 percent.