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Ohio unemployment was 4.9% in February 2025

Ohio's unemployment rate was 4.9% in February 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Ohio's labor force numbered 5,970,269, of whom 290,164 were counted as unemployed. 5,680,105 residents were employed.

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The source filing

MonthFebruary 2025
Unemployment rate4.9%
Labor force5,970,269
Employed5,680,105
Unemployed290,164
AreaOhio, statewide (FIPS 39)
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Published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics. This is the agency's public filing as The Lantern received it, shown with its fields named in plain English.

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