As Ohio loses jobs, unemployment goes down. What’s going on?

By: Marty Schladen

Outlets: Ohio Capital Journal

Published: April 23, 2026

Words: 513

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Ohio lost 5,400 jobs in February, yet somehow the unemployment rate went down.

The reason is not encouraging, according to Policy Matters Ohio. The two seemingly contradictory things happened because people left the workforce and therefore weren’t counted as unemployed, it said in a statement that was released last week.

An estimated 2,000 Ohioans exited the labor force.

“February’s job losses reinforce the stalled growth that we’ve observed through 2025,” Molly Bryden, a researcher …

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