The neck-and-neck race between Delaware and Union Counties for the lowest unemployment rate in Central Ohio has Delaware County claiming the title for the November 2019 Civilian Labor Force Estimates, released monthly by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.
Ohio’s unemployment rate was 4.2 percent in November, unchanged from October. Ohio’s nonagricultural wage and salary employment increased 6,700 over the month, from a revised 5,591,300 in October to 5,598,000 in November 2019.
The number of workers unemployed in Ohio in November was 247,000, up 1,000 from 246,000 in October. The number of unemployed has decreased by 20,000 in the past 12 months from 267,000. The November unemployment rate for Ohio decreased from 4.6 percent in November 2018.
The U.S. unemployment rate for November was 3.5 percent, down from 3.6 percent in October, and down from 3.7 percent in November 2018.
Figures below are among those released for Delaware and contiguous counties; these percentages are for November 2019, October 2019, and November 2018.
- Delaware County ……….. 3.0, 3.2, 3.2
- Franklin County ……….. 3.3, 3.5, 3.7
- Morrow County …………. 3.8, 3.6, 4.1
- Union County ………….. 3.1, 3.3, 3.2
- Knox County …………… 3.6, 3.6, 4.0
- Licking County ………… 3.5, 3.7, 3.7
- Marion County …………. 3.6, 3.9, 4.3
Rates across the state ranged from 2.4% in Mercer County to 8.6% in Monroe County.
