The city of Dayton saw unemployment reach 5.7 percent in March, down from 6.4 percent in February and down from the 6.1 rate in March 2016.
Neighboring Greene County posted a March unemployment rate of 4.1 percent, down from 4.8 percent in February and 4.4 percent in March 2016.
By comparison, Ohio’s unemployment rate was 5.3 percent in March, down from 5.9 percent in February. The rate remained the same as a year ago.
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