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Toledo's July 2008 unemployment rate was 10 percent

Aug 20, 2008 Toledo Blade story

One in 10 Toledo workers - nearly 15,000 people - was jobless last month, the department said. That was the first time in 16 years that unemployment in the region's top city has reached 10 percent.

It also was the highest percentage of jobless workers among Ohio's six biggest cities. Lucas County claimed a similar distinction among the most populous counties. Unemployment in Lucas County rose to 9.2 percent in July from 7.8 percent in June and 7.6 percent in July, 2007.

Hancock County, which includes Findlay and typically is among counties with the lowest jobless rates statewide, was up from 5.7 percent unemployment in June and 4.9 percent July, 2007.

The city of Lorain has the dubious distinction of having the highest jobless rate of any city in Ohio with a population of 50,000 or more. Monthly jobless figures released Tuesday by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services showed the city with an unemployment rate of 10.2 percent for July, up from 9.3 percent in June, and nearly 2 percentage points higher than the 8.4 percent for July 2007. In Elyria, the jobless rate remained unchanged from June to July at 7.8 percent, up from 6.7 percent a year ago.

But don't worry Buckeye residents, the Ohio government implemented keno gambling this summer, so all will soon be well.