Nationally, the unemployment rate remained the same from June to July at 4.9 percent.
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Nebraska’s preliminary unemployment rate ticked slightly higher in July from the previous month, according to a report issued Friday by the State Department of Labor.
OH was one of three states that had July jobless rates that were lower than in June and one of three states that had jobless rates higher than in July 2015, according to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.
State officials say Arkansas’ unemployment rate held steady in July at 3.9 percent.
Job markets in recent months have been strong, with the USA economy adding more than a quarter million jobs in July. Professional and business services industries added 300 jobs and government jobs increased by 200.
The agency says the food service and dining industries added jobs, as did education and health services.
The state’s jobless rate had stood at 3 percent since January.
In Sacramento, unemployment jumped 0.2 of a point, to 5.8 percent.
County unemployment figures will be released Tuesday. When adjusted for this and other seasonal factors, the job drop was only about 8,000.
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Total employment for Idaho grew by more than 1,000 to 781,000. Mining and logging lost 1,200 jobs, attributed to recent layoffs and closures.
