The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released data today stating that nationally, nonfarm payroll employment rose by 155,000 during the month of December and the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 7.8 percent from the revised numbers for November. BLS also noted that private sector employment rose in the areas of food services and drinking places, construction, manufacturing and health care. In addition, BLS released revised statistics in total nonfarm payroll employment for October (+138,000 to +137,000) and for November (+146,000 to +161,000).
Ohio’s December 2012 unemployment rate and nonagricultural wage and salary data will be released by the Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services (ODJFS) on Friday, January 18, 2013. This information and the monthly statistical summaries on which it is based are available here.
National employment summary: December 2012
