Lorain/Elyria, OH
BREAKING NEWS: Unemployment down for county, Lorain, Elyria
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Unemployment figures out today seem to be good news for Lorain County and, in particular, the cities of Lorain and Elyria.
September’s unemployment rate for Lorain County was 9.1 percent, down from 9.7 percent in August, according to Civilian Labor Force Estimates released today by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. Lorain County unemployment a year ago was 7.8 percent.
In Elyria, unemployment was at 9.5 percent in September, down from 10.2 percent in August. Elyria’s unemployment rate a year ago was 7.5 percent.
In Lorain, unemployment was 11.1 percent in September, down from 11.8 percent in August. Lorain’s unemployment rate a year ago was 9.4 percent.
September unemployment for the state of Ohio was 9.7 percent, down from 10.5 percent in August but up from 6.6 percent a year ago.
Read Wednesday’s Chronicle for more on this story.
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well good the numbers are going up and we dont need to pass Issue 10 , and we can repeal the sales tax increas .
VOTE NO ON ISSUE 10
VOTE NO ON ISSUE 4
DONT PAY MORE TO GET LESS
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They real story here is that 0.8% of local workers have fallen off the unemployment rolls. To print anything else is nothing more than propaganda. There is no improvement in the local employment situation. Just less workers filing because they are no longer eligible for unemployment.
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its because everyone with any brains has moved from Lorain County. There hasn’t been jobs there since the 80’s. Not the place I would of ever brought my kids back to live there. New unemployment claims arent filed if people already have it.. and most are probably run out of benefits…
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‘They’ forgot!
Not a Capital Idea http://buckeyeinstitute.org/article/1463
Most people have ‘left Ohio’ to find work!
Your politico idiots from the ‘PAST’ let them send jobs overseas with NAFTA!
What did you expect? And NOW you cry and want to tax people more for your dumb decisions?
Nothing will pass come Nov, 3rd! Unless, they ‘fix’ the votes?
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Most people that “fall off” their 6 months of unemployement then get to file for federal unemployment for 20 weeks then get another extended 20 weeks of federal. I actually have a friend who has been on unemployment for 2 years with all the extensions. Since the recession started a bit over a year ago (according to press) that means people are still collecting unemployment.
I tend to agree though on that people have probably moved out of the county to find other jobs.
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