Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
‘Crime rings’ targeting federal unemployment, hurting jobless workers in need
“Sophisticated crime rings” are filing fraudulent claims targeting Ohio’s coronavirus pandemic relief programs and pocketing millions of dollars in benefits, according to the state’s unemployment offices. The Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services (DJFS) placed temporary holds on 270,000 suspected fraudulent unemployment claims filed under the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program in July. The […]
As lawmakers squabble over unemployment, jobless workers face a big hit
Congress is continuing to squabble over whether to extend a federal supplement to unemployment insurance and if they do, by how much. But as they argue over whether to continue the supplement at $600-a-week level or some fraction of that, out-of-work Americans are left to worry whether they can survive on state benefits that often […]
Applications for continued unemployment decline for 10th straight week
In a sign that Ohioans are heading back to work, statistics the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) reported to the U.S. Dept. of Labor Thursday show that for the 10th straight week, continued applications for unemployment benefits have declined, a news release said. Those who remain jobless filed 347,587 fewer continued claims […]
Continued jobless claims decline in Ohio for ninth straight week
In a sign that Ohioans are heading back to work, statistics the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) reported to the U.S. Dept. of Labor Thursday show that for the ninth straight week, continued applications for unemployment benefits have declined, a news release announced. Those who remain jobless filed 332,681 fewer continued claims […]
Weekly unemployment claims in Ohio drop for seventh straight week
The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) put out its latest jobless claims for the week ending June 13, with 32,788 more filed, marking the seventh straight week of declining jobless claims in Ohio. That brings the total number of jobless claims filed in Ohio over the last 13 weeks to 1,360,631, which […]
Ohio jobless claims over last 12 weeks pass 1.3 million
The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) put out its latest jobless claims for the week ending June 6, with 35,430 more filed. That brings the total number of jobless claims filed in Ohio over the last 12 weeks to 1,327,843, which is more than the combined total of those filed during the […]
Ohio unemployment nears 1.3 million claims over last 11 weeks
The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) put out its latest jobless claims for the week ending May 30, with 34,575 more filed. That’s less than the 42,000 filed the week previous, but it brings the total number of jobless claims filed in Ohio over the last 11 weeks to 1,292,413, which is […]
Ohio lost another 42,000 jobs last week; total now more than 1.2 million
Ohio saw another 42,082 in jobless claims last week, according to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services in a news release Thursday. This brings the total number of jobless claims filed in Ohio over the last 10 weeks to 1,257,838, more than the combined total of unemployment claims filed during the last three […]
Another 51,000 Ohioans filed jobless claims last week
Another 51,125 Ohioans filed jobless claims last week, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) announced in a news release Thursday. That brings the total initial jobless claims filed in Ohio over the last eight weeks to 1,169,694, more that the combined total of those filed in the last three years. ODJFS reported […]
Federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance now available in Ohio
Ohioans can now apply for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA), a new federal program that covers many more categories of workers than the traditional unemployment program, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) announced in a news release Wednesday. The release said those who believe they may be eligible should visit pua.unemployment.ohio.gov and click […]
Ohio jobless claims over last seven weeks more than the past three years combined
Ohio has seen more jobless claims filed over the last seven weeks than for the last three years combined, according to a release from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) Thursday. The department reported 61,083 initial jobless claims this past week to the U.S. Department of Labor, a news release said. The […]
Ohio unemployment more than 1 million over the last six weeks
Ohio has seen more than one million jobless claims filed over the last six weeks amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services reported Thursday morning. The department reported 92,920 initial jobless claims to the U.S. Dept. of Labor this past week. The number of initial jobless claims filed in Ohio […]