The trend was the same for most counties in the local area, including the area’s most populous county, Montgomery, which saw its jobless rate climb last month to 4.9 percent from 4.6 percent in May.
Miami and Greene counties also saw their jobless rates rise. Unemployment in Miami County pushed up to 4.3 percent last month from 3.9 percent in May. Meanwhile, Greene County posted a June unemployment rate of 4.5 percent, up from 4.1 percent in the previous month.
Across the state, unemployment rates increased in 78 counties, declined in nine, and remained unchanged in one. Unemployment rates ranged from a low of 3.2 percent in Mercer County to a high of 10.2 percent in Monroe County.
City and county rates are not adjusted for seasonal hiring trends, and, therefore, are not comparable to the state rate, which dipped to 5 percent in June from 5.1 percent in May, according to figures released earlier this month by the state jobs department.
The U.S. jobless rate inched up to 4.9 percent in June from 4.7 percent in May.
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