CLEVELAND — More than 70 northeast Ohio businesses and organizations are participating in Thursday’s virtual job fair hosted by OhioMeansJobs|Cleveland-Cuyahoga County.

The job fair will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

What You Need To Know

  • Seventy employers are participating in a virtual job fair Thursday

  • Those interested can register online

  • OhioMeansJobs currently has more than 230,000 open positions on its site, most paying more than $50,000

  • Ohio’s unemployment figures have steadily risen in recent months

The openings come from the service industry, health care, manufacturing and information technology fields among others. Some of the area’s largest employers, including Sherwin-Williams, FedEx, Fifth Third Bank, the state of Ohio and Spectrum, will be represented. 

Those attending are encouraged to upload an updated resume. OhioMeansJobs said that those without home internet access can contact PCs for People at 216-930-5741 to determine eligibility for free internet access and a computer.

OhioMeansJobs said it has more than 234,000 positions on its online database, with more than 55% of those positions paying more than $50,000 annually.

The number of Ohioans seeking work in recent months has steadily increased. The unemployment rate was 5.4% in August compared to 4.7% during the spring. Despite changes to unemployment, the number of unemployed Ohioans grew by more than 30,000 from April to August, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics figures.