The state Department of Job and Family Services said on Friday that the jobless rate was up from 4.4 percent in October, lowest since 2001, and was up from 5.2 percent from a year earlier.
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According to figures, the countywide civilian labor force numbered 1,031,500, with 64,300 people out of work in November.
Ohio’s unemployment figures went up slightly by one-tenth of a percentage point to 4.5 percent matching the September rate but just off the pace of October’s 4.4 percent.
Bi-county data indicated payrolls expanded by the widest margin in the retail trade sector, reflecting a holiday season hiring binge, with 12,600 new positions.
There were seven industry sectors with year-over-year job growth and four with declines.
The U.S. unemployment rate for November was 5 percent, unchanged from October and down from 5.8 percent in November 2014.
Leisure and hospitality recorded an increase of 2,600 jobs year-over-year, its largest jump so far in 2015, Gutierrez said.
The latest estimates, which will be revised early next year, show about 59.5 percent of the state’s population is employed, compared with 59.3 nationally. The largest gains were made in trade, transportation and utilities, which added a total of 9,800 jobs.
Baca County, in southeast Colorado, posted the state’s lowest unemployment rate in November at 1.8 percent, while Huefano County, south of Pueblo, was highest at 7.1 percent. In Santa Clarita the rate was 5.2 percent, down from 5.4 percent in October.
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Industries that added jobs in California last month included construction, manufacturing, transportation and utilities, educational and health services, and leisure and hospitality services. They said Walt Disney Co., Warner Bros. and Paramount have all announced layoffs since November 2014. That same month unemployment here peaked at 11.4 percent. At the same time, new claims for Unemployment Insurance were 54,438 in November, compared with 46,203 in October and 60,211 in November of a year ago.
