The Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services announced the August 2011 unemployment statistics (county by county data comes out next week). Through a variety of factors, the overall unemployment rate increased by .1 percent which equals somewhere around 6,000 or 7,000 people. This is such a difficult time with all the economic hardships that the number is not surprising. Another issue that I saw a posting on today is one of Ohio's legislators is seeking to introduce and pass legislation that would ban companies from posting that unemployed workers would not be considered for positions. With the high rate of unemployment this legislation is necessary.
Having been on unemployment in 2009 and a few months in 2010 I can say that things need to be done to help all those looking for work. Each week I would submit more than the required two applications and even for jobs that I was over qualified for in an effort to secure a job, any job. I know that there were many others out there just like me.
It would be great to start seeing a decrease in the unemployment rate, down more than 1 or 2 percent. Wishful thinking? Maybe, but I can always keep hoping.
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