GALLIPOLIS — Unemployment rose in Ohio during June and the trend was seen around southern Ohio, the state Department of Jobs and Family Services reported.

County-by-county data for last month was released by the agency Tuesday, showing Gallia County’s jobless rate for June was at 6.7 percent, up 1 percent over May’s rate of 5.7 percent.

The rate for Meigs County shot up by 1.4 percent, from 8.4 percent in May to 9.8 for June, state data found.

Officials attributed the local and statewide increase in joblessness to more people looking for work than available jobs.

Around the region, Athens County’s unemployment went up 1.1 percent, from 5.4 in May to 6.5 in June, while Jackson County increased by eight-tenths of a percent, from 7.5 in May to 8.3 last month.

Lawrence County was up 1.2 percent, from 5 percent in May to 6.2 in June. Vinton County was at 8.3 percent last month, up seven-tenths of a percent from May’s reading of 7.6, and Washington County also rose by seven-tenths of a percent from 4.9 in May to 5.6 in June.

The state’s unemployment rate was 6.1 percent in June, up from 5.7 percent in May, the state said Friday.

The number of workers unemployed in Ohio in June was 363,000, up from 342,000 in May as the size of Ohio’s work force increased by 9,600 to 5.4 million, according to Jobs and Family Services.

“While there was an increase in employment, the rise in the unemployment rate in June indicates more Ohioans were looking for work than jobs were available,” said Helen Jones-Kelley, the agency’s director.

(The Associated Press contributed to this story.)