Ohio’s initial unemployment claims were up compared to last week, with 21,263 initial claims being filed last week.
The number is a 21 percent increase compared to last week’s number of 17,531 initial claims.
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Continued unemployment claims did drop by 4 percent this week to 161,221.
Since the pandemic began, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services has distributed more that $7.1 billion in unemployment compensation to more than 833,000 Ohioans.
In addition to traditional unemployment payments, the state also has sent more than $6.8 billion to more than 656,00 Ohioans through the state’s pandemic unemployment assistance program.
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