Ohio unemployment rate drops to 5.6% in April

5/17/2008

COLUMBUS The state says Ohio s unemployment rate was 5.6 percent in April, down from the revised rate of 5.8 percent in March.

The figures released yesterday show the number of unemployed workers in April was 335,000, down from 345,000 in March. The number of unemployed people has decreased by 2,000 in the past year.