While many rightly celebrate what is in some ways a hot economy, new Census data shows that 1.58 million Ohioans (14 percent) lived in poverty last year. The rate improved slightly from 2016 (14.6 percent). In 2017, a family of four earning less than $24,300 a year fell below the
Ohio’s uninsured increase with attacks on Medicaid; Food aid, tax credits both reduce poverty As state and federal lawmakers find new ways to make it harder for people to access health care, the number of uninsured Ohioans increased by 42,000 last year, according to data released today by the U.S.
Ohio’s unemployment rate has hovered below 5 percent for more than 10 months. The state has recovered the jobs lost during the 2007 recession. Yet, wages are moving in the wrong direction. Nationally, real wages have fallen 0.2 percent over the year. For production and nonsupervisory workers, about 82 percent
Seasonally adjusted data released today by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services show that Ohio job growth continues to chug along, with an increase of 7,600 jobs in July. Repeating last month’s performance, the state inched closer to the nation’s job growth average. Over the last 12 months
In Ohio, 2018 is shaping up to be a banner year for job growth, according to Policy Matters Ohio’s latest JobWatch, making up for a very weak 2017. While the labor force is still much smaller than before the 2007 recession, the number of available jobs has finally made a
Data released today by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services show that the state continues to chug along in terms of job growth, adding 7,900 jobs in June. Last month marked nine years since the official end of the 2007 recession and 13years since Ohio overhauled its tax
Janus decision further weakens collective bargaining Today, the U.S. Supreme Court made it more difficult for 17.3 million working people to join together to seek safer working conditions, fair pay, and family-sustaining benefits. The court has undercut long-standing law in 22 states, including Ohio, that requires state and local government
Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the proposed “Affordable Housing and Community Reinvestment Area Incentives Policy.” My name is Hannah Halbert. I’m project director with Policy Matters Ohio, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization with the mission of creating a more prosperous, equitable, sustainable and inclusive Ohio. I commend Mayor
Policy Matters Ohio, Innovation Ohio and leaders from Labor and economic development will address the question of Jobs with Living Wages for the Mahoning Valley in a public forum Mahoning Valley — Youngstown Policy Matters Ohio and the Innovation Ohio Education Fund (IOEF) along with union and local economic development
Ohio added 22,600 jobs in May, according to new data from a survey of employers released today by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS). This is the largest monthly change in jobs for the state since May 2015. Since this time last year, Ohio’s seasonally adjusted employment
After three months of steady job growth the state lost 1,000 jobs in April, according to data from the Current Employment Statistics Survey (CES) released today by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS). Manufacturing (-1,800) and arts, entertainment and recreation experienced the largest losses (-4,000). Gains in
Last year, six of Ohio’s 10 most common jobs paid so little that a typical worker would need food assistance to feed a family of three — generally less than $26,000 a year. From the booming Columbus metro area to struggling Youngstown, too many jobs across Ohio don’t pay enough
