“We have lost 35,400 local public jobs since the end of the last recession, which has been an unnecessary drag on the state’s recovery. As these jobs disappear, vital neighborhood services will also vanish. Ohio needs investment, not austerity, to restore our communities and grow good jobs.” Hannah Halbert, workforce
“June’s employment numbers suggest that Ohio’s recovery, while not as strong as it needs to be, has regained some steam. Public job loss has been an unnecessary drag, however ??” if we weren’t cutting local public sector jobs, nearly 30,000 more Ohioans would be employed. We need investment, not austerity,
“May’s employment numbers are encouraging after the job losses reported in March and April. We will need to see many more months like this to erase the jobs deficit from the last two recessions in Ohio.” Hannah Halbert, policy liaison Press releaseDownload PDF Data from two separate surveys released by
“Though the short-term picture remains cloudy, Ohio jobs will need to grow much faster to recover from the losses of the last two recessions.” Hannah Halbert, workforce researcher Press releaseJob Watch May 2012 Data from two separate surveys released by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) today
See related research Testimony delivered before the Commerce, Labor and Technology Committee of the Ohio House of Representatives on May 9, 2012.
The Ohio House of Representatives is considering SharedWork Ohio (HB 484), which would increase the flexibility of the unemployment compensation system, benefitting workers, employers and the economy. See related research Update: The April 25 hearing was canceled and this testimony was not delivered as planned. Good afternoon, Chairman Young, Ranking
“We need increased investment to restore our communities and grow good jobs. Recovery continues to be too slow; we need sustained job growth to get Ohio working again.” Hannah Halbert, Policy Liaison Job Watch April 2012Press release Data from two separate surveys released by the Ohio Department of Job and
Download PDFPress release Data released today by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) from its surveys of employers and households for January 2012 suggest that Ohio’s job situation is improving. The number of jobs is up and the unemployment rate is down. However, Ohio needs to generate
“While a falling unemployment rate is welcome news, we need sustained, major employment growth. Unfortunately, today’s data parallels November’s labor force decline and that is not good news for Ohio. Investment in our economy has been too small, and recovery has been too slow. We see the consequences of austerity
“A shrinking labor force is not good news for Ohio. The data released today suggest that more Ohioans are becoming discouraged, the pace of recovery is simply too slow, and the modest gains that are being made are not being felt broadly in our economy.” ??” Hannah Halbert, Policy Matters
Ohio just posted the largest unemployment rate drop in decades, falling from 9 percent to 8.5 percent. Data released today by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) from its survey of employers for November 2011 suggests that falling labor force numbers are responsible for the decline in
“The shrinking share of post-secondary jobs should be viewed as a call to action to boost educational attainment and to directly address our sluggish economy; Ohio can reverse course by investing in training and jobs for the middle-class economy.” Hannah C. Halbert, report co-author Press release (1 page)Executive summary (2
