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Home»News»February Unemployment Numbers Show Slight Increase For Fulton County
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February Unemployment Numbers Show Slight Increase For Fulton County

April 13, 2023Updated:July 9, 2023No Comments1 Min Read

By: Jacob Kessler

According to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, the unemployment rate has increased for Fulton County from 4.6% in January to 4.8% in February. Williams County has remained the same at 3.4%.

Compared to February 2022, these numbers are slightly down. In February of 2022, the unemployment rate was at 4.9% for Fulton County and 3.8% for Williams County.

These numbers did lower considerably throughout the year, even seeing numbers as low as 2.8%.

While there is no way to know what will happen this year for certain, the Department of Labor and Statistics did report a net gain of 236,000 jobs nationwide in March.

The current unemployment rate for the State of Ohio is currently set at 3.9% and is also at 3.6% for the U.S. as a whole.

According to the United States Federal Reserve, due to rising interest rates, unemployment for the country is expected to rise to at least 4.4% by the end of the year.

Jacob can be reached at jacob@thevillagereporter.com


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