Area unemployment dips in February

Area unemployment rates continued to fall in the month of February. The latest numbers were released recently from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. Wayne County saw a slight dip in unemployment, as the county went from 4.3% in January to 4.2% in February, but the number was still up from a year ago, when the unemployment rate in the county was 3.8%. Holmes County reported the lowest unemployment in the state, coming in at 3.1% in February, which matched the rate from January, and was actually a lower number than last year, which sat at 3.4% in February.