Six northwest Ohio counties recorded September unemployment rates between 2.6% and 3.8%, according to Ohio Department of Job and Family Services data reported by The Crescent-News.
Putnam County had the lowest rate in the group at 2.6%. Paulding followed at 3.1%, Defiance and Henry at 3.2% each, and Fulton at 3.4%. Williams County was highest at 3.8%.
The department's county estimates are not seasonally adjusted. The newspaper also published July, June and May figures; May rates ranged from 2.3% in Putnam to 3.0% in Fulton and Williams.
Statewide, September unemployment was 3.4%, compared with 3.3% in August and the same 3.3% recorded in July, ODJFS reported. The national rate was 4.2%, up from 4.1% in August and July.
Medina and Geauga counties tied for Ohio's lowest September rate at 1.8%. Lake, Lorain and Ashtabula counties followed at 1.9%. Trumbull County had the highest at 4.8%, and Mahoning, Noble and Scioto were the only other counties above 4.5%.
The article's headline said five of six area counties were below 3.3%, while its table lists Fulton at 3.4%.