By: Jacob Kessler
THE VILLAGE REPORTER
jacob@thevillagereporter.com
Unemployment numbers released by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services show an improvement between the months of July and August.
For the month of July, both Fulton County and Williams County stood at 4.9% unemployment. These numbers changed to 4.1% for Fulton County and 4.0% for Williams County for the month of August.
The State of Ohio and the U.S. as a whole also saw a slight decrease. Ohio fell from a 4.9% unemployment rate in July to just 4.2% for the month of August. The U.S. also saw a slight decrease, going from 4.5% in July to 4.4% in August.