Fewer Ohioans filed for unemployment benefits last week, though the number of continued claims rose slightly, according to new data from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS).

Both new and continuing unemployment claims in Ohio increased during the first week of November, according to data released by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS).

Ohioans filed 5,961 initial unemployment claims Nov. 9-15, which was 824 fewer than the previous week. The Ohio Department of Job ...

COLUMBUS— A contract employee working for Ohio’s unemployment system improperly released more than $100,000 in fraudulent pandemic unemployment benefits and collected nearly $19,000 in benefits she ...