Unemployment rate falls in Clark, Champaign counties

Ohio Means Jobs Clark County will host a hiring event for Rittal, based in Urbana, from 3 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25 at 1345 Lagonda Ave. in Springfield.

Ohio Means Jobs Clark County will host a hiring event for Rittal, based in Urbana, from 3 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25 at 1345 Lagonda Ave. in Springfield.

Unemployment rates dipped in Clark and Champaign counties in September, according to state figures released this morning.

Clark County’s unemployment rate fell to 4.1 percent, down from 4.4 percent the previous month. Champaign County’s unemployment rate fell to 3.6 percent, compared to 3.7 percent in August, according to information from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.