UPDATE: September 8, 2025:We’ve updated our analysis based on the latest available data. Current data and analysis are available here. Lawmakers underfund Ohio schools by $2.86B in FY26-27; Veto overrides risk another $330M Learn how Ohio lawmakers’ funding choices will impact your district. [Click here to access the July 2025
Following six months of reported job gains, Ohio employers shed 6,500 jobs in May. Both statewide and U.S. unemployment remained unchanged, at a rate of 4.9% in Ohio, 0.7 percentage points higher than the national rate in May. At the same time, inflation ticked up after falling for several consecutive
Senate gives a billion-dollar annual tax break to Ohioans earning six figures, underfunds schools by $2.74 billion, and leaves behind students with the most need Note: Analysis and resources linked on this page were correct at the time of publication. They may now be out-of-date. Our most current statewide analysis
The Fair School Funding Plan (FSFP) is a bipartisan approach to school funding based on how much districts must spend to educate every child, including those who need different or additional support. The FSFP works because it is based on the actual cost of educating kids, sharing that cost between
UPDATE: Learn how federal funding cuts will harm Ohioans who depend on LIHEAP. The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is a federal block grant program administered by the U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services (DHHS) Office of Community Services. LIHEAP has helped alleviate energy burdens (the percentage
Funding threats and sweeping layoffs jeopardize LIHEAP The Trump administration has destabilized the social service landscape with reckless, unvetted layoffs and proposed spending cuts. Communities who rely on federal assistance programs to support their families and build financial security will bear the costs. Mass layoffs in the U.S. Department of
Ohio employers added 7,500 jobs in March, following strong gains in April. Both statewide and U.S. unemployment increased by 0.1 percentage points in March, though Ohioans are feeling the effects of a tight job market more acutely, with an unemployment rate of 4.8%: 0.6 percentage points higher than the national
Ohio employers added another 23,100 jobs in February, showing substantial growth in comparison to moderate monthly gains in 2024. Ohio’s unemployment rate rose to 4.7% in February, up 0.1 percentage points from January, while the national unemployment rate increased 0.1 percentage points to 4.1%. Inflation remains stubborn at 2.8% in
Testimony to the Senate Transportation Committee on H.B. 54 Chair Patton, Vice Chair Schaffer, Ranking Member Antonio and members of the Senate Transportation Committee, my name is Molly Bryden, and I am the climate and sustainability researcher with Policy Matters Ohio. We are a nonprofit, nonpartisan research institute working toward
Voucher programs siphon funds, weaken public schools UPDATE (3/4/25): The original version of this release used out-of-date information about the change in private-school enrollment compared to voucher uptake. The state now reports that enrollment grew by 3,700 students. This means that some 65,000 vouchers went to those private school families.
Ohio employers added another 6,800 jobs in December, maintaining the strong job growth we’ve seen through 2024. Although Ohio’s job gains this year signal a robust statewide economy, unemployment has continued to rise, as Ohio employers have struggled to keep pace with the number of jobseekers entering the labor force.
Ohio continues to have positive job growth, good news as we enter the holiday season. Ohio employers added 5,500 jobs in November. Employment gains surpassed the number of Ohioans entering the labor force again in November, albeit marginally, leaving unemployment unchanged at 4.3%, compared to the national rate of 4.2%.
