Local unemployment, job losses mount

Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky in the regional unemployment rate of 9.6 percent in October, slipped slightly, data Ohio Department of Job and Family Services issued by the morning.

But the most important sector in the month lost 4,800 jobs, sector and region lack of major reductions in trade, labor at 1 million years for the first time in two months, continuing the trend of almost seven years ago.

Rate in September was 9.3 percent, during the downturn of the local high school AI was reached in July, 10.3 percent. 15 AM All times higher registered unemployment rate of county area is 12.5 percent, was reached in January 1983.

Total number of employees currently stands at 996.000, is the first time since February 2003 has local employees have at least 1 million employees. In addition, the region from 3.3 per cent to the total number of unemployed 105.700 aos.

Rate, which means the weather is not adjusted as a school holiday or seasonal recruitment patterns, created by not taking into account fluctuations in employment is in session.

Ohio, a similar 10.0 percent statewide and Kentucky in October was 10.7 years was pecent aos. National rate was 9.5 percent.

Job losses in October’s local service area chief who led a total of 1,000 jobs lost in 4000 curtailed leisure and hospitality. In addition, financial activities lost 1,200 jobs. One bright spot is the construction sector, which had received 400 jobs.

15 – Brown County area, Butler, Clermont, Hamilton, and Western Ohio, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton and Pendleton counties in norther Warren County in Kentucky, and Dearborn, Franklin and Ohio counties in Indiana including the South.

In October, Butler County’s unemployment rate was 9.5 percent, while 11.1 per cent of Hamilton’s city: Clermont County was 9.7 per cent, Hamilton County was 9.4 percent and 9.8 percent rate aos city of Cincinnati, Warren County and was, aos rate 8.7 percent was.

In Franklin County Indiana, Dearborn County had 9.3 percent unemployment rate, 9.4 percent after a 9.8 percent rate and was the Ohio County, Indiana according to the workforce development department.

Kentucky county are not yet available price.