8-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 27, 2008

    UNITED COMMUNITY FINANCIAL CORP.    

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

OHIO	0-024399	34-1856319
(State or other jurisdiction of	(Commission File No.)	(IRS Employer I.D. No.)
incorporation)

      275 West Federal Street, Youngstown, Ohio 44503-1203     
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (330) 742-0500

  Not Applicable  
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Section 8 – Other Events

Item 8.01. Other Events.

          On May 27, 2008, United Community Financial Corp. issued a press release to announce a reduction in its quarterly dividend. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number	Description
99	Press release dated May 27, 2008

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SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

UNITED COMMUNITY FINANCIAL CORP.
By:	/s/ Jude J. Nohra
	Jude J. Nohra, Secretary

Date: June 26, 2008

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Exhibit 99

Contact:

James Reske
CFO and Treasurer
United Community Financial Corp.
(330) 742-0592

Youngstown, Ohio – (May 27, 2008) – United Community Financial Corp. (Nasdaq: UCFC) has declared its second quarter dividend of $0.0475 (4.75 Cents) per share, a 50% reduction from the previous quarter’s dividend, to be payable on June 18, 2008, to shareholders of record on June 6, 2008. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Douglas M. McKay commented, “Reducing the dividend was a difficult decision for the board. It represents a balance between our goal of providing a reasonable dividend yield to our shareholders and the company’s need to remain highly capitalized in today’s volatile economic environment. We look forward to the stabilization of that environment, our continued growth in earnings, and the return of the dividend to previous levels.”

United Community is the Holding company for The Home Savings and Loan Company (Home Savings) and Butler Wick Corp. (Butler Wick), both headquartered in Youngstown, Ohio. Home Savings operates 39 full-service banking offices and six loan production offices located throughout Ohio and Western Pennsylvania. Butler Wick has 23 offices providing full service retail brokerage, capital markets, or trust services throughout Ohio, Western Pennsylvania and New York. Additional information on the Company, Home Savings, and Butler Wick may be found on the Company’s web site: www.ucfconline.com.

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