Councilmember Dorans and Members of Council, thank you for putting forward this important piece of legislation and for the opportunity to testify. My name is Hannah Halbert. I’m the executive director of Policy Matters Ohio, a nonprofit, nonpartisan research institution that identifies ways public policy can make Ohio a more
Dear Senator Portman: Everyone, no matter where they live or what they look like, deserves stability and security. That’s why we are asking you to advocate to include a $10 billion emergency fund for individuals and families with the lowest incomes in the next COVID-19 federal relief package. We ask
Dear Senator Brown: Everyone, no matter where they live or what they look like, deserves stability and security. That’s why we are asking you to advocate to include a $10 billion emergency fund for individuals and families with the lowest incomes in the next COVID-19 federal relief package. We ask
Governor Mike DeWine 77 S. High Street- 30thFloor Columbus, Ohio 43215 Governorsoffice@governor.ohio.gov Via US Mail and Email RE: Clarify “suitable work” and “good cause” as applied in Ohio’s Unemployment Compensation Program’s “COVID-19 work refusal policy.” Dear Gov. DeWine: Thank you for considering working Ohioans in Executive Order #2020-03D, issued March
Greater Cleveland asked Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost to immediately cease collection on student debt that has been turned over to his office by Ohio’s public colleges and universities. Coalition members will discuss their recommendations today on Facebook Live at 4 p.m. “We all want to live in an Ohio
Today the Ohio General Assembly approved measures to combat the economic effects of COVID-19. Congress was also expected to approve an additional stimulus package, the CARES Act, but the legislation awaits final passage. Policy Matters Ohio Executive Director Hannah Halbert issued the following statement on their actions: “The economic contraction
Hello Ohio. If you’ve followed Policy Matters for a while, you may know me as the policy liaison, the work and wages researcher, or project director. This week, I took on a new job. I am the new executive director of Policy Matters Ohio. I’m excited to take on this
The numbers: Seasonally adjusted data released today by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) show Ohio employers added 9,800 jobs in December. Today’s report also shows that Ohio employers added 27,300 jobs in 2019, a growth rate of 0.5%. The rate for the nation was 1.4%. Employers
New seasonally adjusted data released today by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) show Ohio employers added 6,700 jobs in November. This gain is bolstered by a downward revision of October’s estimates, which now show employers cut 800 jobs more than was previously reported. Ohio jobs have
New seasonally adjusted data released today by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) show Ohio employers cut 1,000 jobs in October. Monthly job data are always reported as preliminary and subject to revision. This month ODJFS revised September data, which now shows employers added 400 jobs instead
Ohio’s job market is moving in the wrong direction. According to seasonally adjusted data released today by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS), the state lost 1,500 jobs in September. Production work fell by 3,000 jobs. Ohio has lost jobs in five of the last nine months.
Policy Matters analysis of new data from the American Community Survey (ACS) found that incomes grew in Ohio in 2018, but that growth was unequal across race and did not make a meaningful dent in the state’s high poverty rate. The ACS is the primary source for state-level poverty and
