Ohio unemployment falls to 4.7 percent

Ohio’s unemployment rate edged down to 4.7 percent last month from 4.8 percent in July even as employers statewide shed 2,000 jobs, the Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services reported Friday.

Last month’s jobless rate was slightly higher than the state rate for Ohio a year ago, 4.6 percent, but still lower than the U.S. rate for August of 4.9 percent, the jobs report showed.