OH unemployment rate ticks up; Indiana’s unchanged

Gaines County’s unemployment rate for the month of November 2015 rose one-tenth of a percentage point when compared to October, according to the latest report from the Texas Workforce Commission on Friday.

The department said the unemployment rate has not been so low since August of 2001.

Boulder County ‘s 2.8 percent jobless rate in November edged up from 2.7 percent in October but was down from 3.4 percent in November past year.

This time, the rate dropped because more Los Angeles residents reported they were working; in previous months the rate had fallen as more people dropped out of the labor force.

The state added 15,300 jobs in November compared with a year ago, but the number of people employed fell by 6,606.

Construction employment now has improved in the county for 39 consecutive months on a year-over-year basis, Klaven said. Professional and business services posted the largest gains on a numerical basis, adding 116,000 jobs (up 4.7 percent).

Educational and health services reported the largest employment decline, or 1,300 jobs. The November unemployment rate for OH was down from 5.2 percent in November 2014. Unemployment fell by 204 persons for the month, a 0.3 percent decrease.

On the losing side, both the manufacturing and entertainment sectors shed about 7,500 jobs. Ohio’s nonagricultural wage and salary employment increased 9,900 over the month, from a revised 5,427,100 in October to 5,437,000 in November 2015. Lincoln had 240 more jobs in November than October. That’s the second-highest, along with Nevada’s, which is also at 6.5 percent.

Two categories – retail trade; and trade, transportation and utilities – experienced healthy increases in jobs in Solano County from October to November, according to the data.

Washington said, “The fact that the construction sector continues to show improvement over the year is another good sign for Alabama’s economy”, Washington added.

For the year, nonfarm employment increased 48,600 jobs.