GALLIPOLIS - Unemployment in southern Ohio jumped near or above a full percent during June, reflecting the increase in joblessness throughout the state for the month.

The Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services released its county-by-county data for June on Tuesday, showing that Gallia and Meigs counties were not immune from a greater-than-usual rise in people seeking employment.

Gallia County, which posted a 5.7 percent jobless rate for May, went to 6.6 percent in June, up nine-tenths of a percent. Meigs County returned to the double-digit range for the first time since March at 10 percent, up 1.3 percent over May's rate of 8.7 percent.

A continuation of the trend was seen in surrounding counties. Jackson was at 8.2 percent, up 1 percent over May's 7.2; Lawrence had 6.1 percent, up 1.1 percent over 5 percent in May; and Athens was at 6.7 percent, up 1 percent over May's 5.7 percent.

Vinton County jumped 1.3 percent, from 7.5 in May to 8.8 in June, and Washington County was up 1.1 percent from 4.5 in May to 5.6 in June.

The state said Ohio's unemployment rate was 6.6 percent in June, up from 6.3 percent in May.

Overall figures released last Friday show that the number of unemployed workers in June was 393,000, up from 380,000 in May. The number of unemployed people has increased by 52,000 in the past 12 months.

The rate this June was up from the 5.7 percent rate a year earlier.

The state's 6.6 percent unemployment figure tops the national rate of 5.5 percent.

ODJFS said workers continued to enter the labor force in June at a rate greater than the actual hiring demand, and the increase in the unemployment rate was coupled with a rise in employment.

(The Associated Press contributed to this story.)