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Ohio Saw Slight Decline In Unemployment In February

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. 

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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