Jobless figures steady

COLUMBUS — After six consecutive months of Auglaize County's unemployment rate dropping, the November's rate remained steady, according to figures from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services released Tuesday.

Auglaize County's rate in November was 3.8%, nearly the same as October's rate of 3.7%. There are an estimated 900 people in the county still unemployed.

Preliminary November 2020 unemployment rates ranged from a low of 2.4% in Holmes County to a high of 7.3% in Noble County.

From October, unemployment rates decreased in 68 counties, increased in 14 counties and remained the same in six counties. The comparable unemployment rate for Ohio was 5.2%% in November.

Four counties had unemployment rates below at or below 3.5% in November. The counties with the lowest rates, other than Holmes were neighboring Mercer County at 3.1%, Put

nam at 3.2% and Union County at 3.5%. Nine counties had unemployment rates at or above 6.5% in November. The counties with the highest rates, other than Noble were

Erie County at 7.1%, Monroe at 6.9%, Jefferson, Mahoning, and Trumbull counties at 6.8%, Harrison at 6.7% and Cuyahoga and Ottawa counties at 6.5%.

Comparing other neighboring counties, Dark County had an unemployment rate of 3.8%, followed by Van Wert at 4.1%, Logan County at 4.3%, Shelby at 4.5%, Hardin at 4.7% and Allen County at 5.3%.

The comparable 5.2% unemployment rate for Ohio is lower than last month's 5.8%.

The nation's unemployment rate dropped to 6.7%, slightly down from 6.9% in October.