Initial unemployment benefit filings in Ohio decreased last week. The U.S. Department of Labor reported this decline on Thursday. New jobless claims in Ohio fell to 6,773 for the week ending January 24. This was down from 6,847 claims the previous week. Nationally, U.S. unemployment claims also dropped to 209,000.
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