Ohio's unemployment unchanged; national unemployment drops to 4.7 percent.

• Position: Ohio

Ohio's job outlook is not showing the same promise as the national forecast. Ohio's unemployment rate remained stagnant at 5.3 percent in February, a half percent higher than the national average, according to data released by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services in late March.

Ohio's non-farm wage and salary employment dropped slightly since January, staying just under 5.5 million. As a result, the number of unemployed workers in Ohio increased 1 percent in February. However...