Unemployment went down in November in Lorain County as well as the cities of Lorain and Elyria, according to numbers released today by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.

Lorain County unemployment was 9.5 percent in November, down from 10.5 percent in October. Unemployment a year ago was 7.1 percent.

In Elyria, unemployment was 9.8 percent in November, down from 10.5 percent in October. Elyria unemployment a year ago was 7.0 percent.

In Lorain, unemployment was 11.2 percent in November, down from 12.8 percent in October. Lorain unemployment a year ago was 8.2 percent.

Ohio’s unemployment rate was 10.6 percent in November, relatively unchanged from 10.5 percent in October. Ohio’s nonfarm wage and salary employment increased 5,400 over the month, from 5,104,000 in October to 5,109,400 in November.

“The number of employed Ohioans rose slightly in November, but not enough to produce a significant change in the unemployment rate,” ODJFS Director Douglas Lumpkin said. “An increase in service-providing employment was partially offset by a slight decrease in goods-producing jobs.”

The number of workers unemployed in Ohio in November was 623,000, up from 618,000 in October. The number of unemployed has increased by 199,000 in the past 12 months from 424,000. The November unemployment rate for Ohio was up from 7.1 percent in November 2008.

The U.S. unemployment rate for November was 10.0 percent, down from 10.2 percent in October.

Contact Rona Proudfoot at 329-7124 or rproudfoot@chroniclet.com.

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