Ohio's unemployment rate went from six point three percent to six point six percent last month.

Columbiana, Trumbull, and Mahoning Counties also saw an increases as well.  But officials with the Regional Chamber of Commerce say the first half of the year was showing improvement from 2007.

However, in the last two months, the workforce has had to readjust after some tough losses.  "We lost Indalex and we lost Gold Aluminum in Warren, but we're seeing the rest of the aluminum industry is pretty strong and have picked up a lot of those people", explains Tom Humphries, President of the Regional Chamber.

Humphries expect the unemployment rate to improve over the next few months as GM Lordstown begins its third shift.