Initial jobless claims in Ohio have returned to pre-pandemic levels for the first time, that’s according to two weeks of state data. The positive economic news comes even as a fresh state auditor’s report sheds more light on the extent of fraud experienced by Ohio’s unemployment insurance program. The state human services agency reports 7,044 people filed initial claims for unemployment for the week ending Oct. 23, the lowest figure of the pandemic. The new figures likely undercount people who retired early or who elected to take more flexible jobs that keep them at home. With that…officials also add…one in four unemployment claims in the business year, ending June 30th…may have been overpayments or fraudulent payments…to the tune of 475 million dollars.