COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s unemployment rate has dropped to its lowest level since 2001.
The Department of Job and Family Services says the state’s rate for November was 5 percent, down from 5.3 percent in October.
That’s much lower than a year ago, when the rate was 7.2 percent. It’s also below the national rate, which held steady at 5.8 percent in November.
The report from the Department of Job and Family Services is a look at unemployment across sectors, including construction, manufacturing, health care, leisure and hospitality.
Ohio’s unemployment rate was down slightly to 5.3 percent for October, the lowest rate since March of 2006.
After holding steady at 5.7 percent in July and August, the jobless rate dropped to 5.6 percent for September.
Ohio unemployment in November 2013 was 7.4 percent.