Unemployment down across Miami Valley

Unemployment was down across the nine-county Miami Valley region in October, according to figures released Tuesday by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.

Montgomery County, the area’s most populous county, posted an October unemployment rate of 4.7 percent, down from 4.9 percent in September, and up from 4.5 percent in the same month a year ago.

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The City of Dayton saw unemployment fall to 5.5 percent in October — down from 5.8 percent in September, and up from 5.4 percent last October.

Statewide, unemployment rates fell in 75 counties, held steady in seven counties, and increased in six.

City and county rates are unadjusted for seasonal changes in hiring and, therefore, are not comparable to the state rate, which edged up last month to 4.9 percent — the same as the national rate — from 4.8 percent in September, the jobs department reported earlier this month.

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