Maybe Ohio has finally decided to get on the bandwagon

Some good economic news from Ohio.

Ohio among tops for job growth

Ohio's job growth in April outpaced that of all but two other states, while the nation's overall jobless rate fell compared with a year ago, according to federal statistics released Friday.

Ohio added 18,500 jobs in April, according to the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics. That brought Ohio's total number of jobs to 5.46 million in April, compared with 5.44 million in March.

April's largest job growth was in Illinois, with 23,100 jobs added, and in Georgia with 19,500. Ohio outpaced Michigan, where 16,600 jobs were added, and Minnesota with 15,800, according to bureau statistics.

North Carolina, Mississippi, Louisiana, Oklahoma and California experienced the largest job losses for April.

National unemployment dipped to 4.7 percent, compared with 5.1 percent in April 2005.