Labor force participation in Ohio was at a 33-year low at the end of 2012, job growth since 2005 was fourth worst among states, and wages inched up just a penny from already-low levels. The State of Working Ohio 2013 finds a tough labor market in Ohio.
Contrary to what the “drown the government” crowd claims, economies are complicated. It takes good infrastructure, great schools, excellent universities and diverse industries to get highly productive workers and a good quality of life. Often, those things require taxes. On April 13, 2001, my son’s preschool was closed for Good
At a board meeting early in my career, I proudly presented a carefully crafted plan to leverage public funds, employ inner city workers, clean up polluted urban land, and integrate the building trades at the same time. I was crushed when an African American community organizer on the board gruffly
Very few Americans move across state lines each year. Those who do make those moves base their decisions on employment, unemployment, income, housing affordability and higher education opportunity — not taxes.
In this weak recovery, here’s some rare good news: approximately 215,000 of the state’s lowest-paid workers got a small raise on Jan 1, as the state’s minimum wage increased by 15 cents to $7.85. Thanks to a ballot initiative passed by Ohio voters in 2006, the state’s minimum wage automatically
Job growth is grim, median wages are falling, disparities endure, inequality is sky-high, unemployment remains troubling, and the share of the unemployed who’ve been jobless for at least half a year is at record levels. This State of Working Ohio 2012 uses the best and most recent data to assess
On July 20th, Seth Rosen, 55, finished five months of negotiating a contract for some of the 70,000 workers and retirees he represented as vice president of the Communication Workers of America District 4. He then went on vacation in North Carolina and while swimming at the beach with his
Ohioans are struggling through economic slumps and recoveries with less help than in the past, according to this report. The safety net that used to ensure basic needs were met is in tatters, and needs to be updated for today’s challenges. This study is based on surveys of 150 non-profit
House Bill 159 would require voters to present photo identification, costing the state up to $7 million a year while suppressing votes. Approved by the Ohio House of Representatives last year and under consideration in the Senate, this bill would make voting more difficult for the nearly one million Ohio
SCRTW is a modest policy that has little effect on a state economy overall, but that it does result in reduced wages and benefits for working people in a state. This body of research indicates that Ohioans should avoid following Oklahoma’s ill-advised path. Instead we should invest in education and
Stuck: State of Working Ohio 2013
Labor force participation was at a 33-year low at the end of 2012, Ohio job growth is fourth worst among states since 2005, and wages in Ohio inched up just a penny last year from already-low levels. The State of Working Ohio 2013 finds a tough labor market in Ohio.