(WLIO) - Unemployment rates are both up and down around West Central Ohio for the month of August.
According to the Ohio Job and Family Services, Allen County's unemployment rate went from 4.3% in July to 4.5% in August. Auglaize, Hancock, and Mercer went up .1%, but Mercer County is tied for the lowest unemployment rate in the state with 2.8%. Putnam County remained the same.
Hardin County has the highest unemployment rate in the area at 4.8%. Logan and Shelby Counties had slight increases and Van Wert remained the same from month to month. Statewide, Ohio went down .1% from 4.4% in July to 4.3% in August.
