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Ohio unemployment was 4.8% in January 2025

Ohio's unemployment rate was 4.8% in January 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Ohio's labor force numbered 5,970,790, of whom 289,136 were counted as unemployed. 5,681,654 residents were employed.

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The source filing

MonthJanuary 2025
Unemployment rate4.8%
Labor force5,970,790
Employed5,681,654
Unemployed289,136
AreaOhio, statewide (FIPS 39)
View the original at data.bls.gov

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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