The takeaway: Ohio recovered jobs last month for the 10th straight month of gains. However, the state is still short nearly 15% of the jobs destroyed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now the Federal Reserves’ interest rate hikes aimed at taming inflation by slowing the economy could cut short Ohio’s recovery.
Michael Shields | Annie Volker Introduction Two years after Gov. DeWine issued his stay-at-home order shuttering nonessential businesses in spring 2020, most Ohioans are back on the job, and many never left. While we must still contend with COVID-19, our knowledge and tools for mitigating its most dangerous impacts have
The takeaway: With revised numbers showing that Ohio made small gains in June, job growth in July marks Ohio’s ninth straight month of gains. Initial June data suggested the economy was cooling too quickly in response to the Federal Reserve’s efforts to manage inflation. This month’s report is better news
Senate Bill 355 would remedy UC system’s bias against low-paid workers A bill introduced last Thursday in the Ohio Senate would significantly reduce the amount an Ohioan must be paid in order to qualify for unemployment compensation (UC). The legislation would extend coverage to many low-paid Ohioans if they are
The takeaway: Ohio employers cut jobs last month for the first time since October. As inflation hit 9.1% in June, policymakers at the Federal Reserve have signaled plans to further hike interest rates. As they prepare to meet next week, the latest jobs report should caution Fed officials against rapid
The takeaway: More hiring in May pulled more Ohioans back into the workforce and kept the state on the path to recovery, but at a slower pace than in recent months. As inflation remains at 40-year highs, policymakers at the Federal Reserve raised interest rates and economists fear a recession
The takeaway: Ohio’s job recovery continued in April, but wage growth currently lags inflation, which dipped slightly to 8.3% in April but remains near a 40-year high. Policymakers can target the corporate profits driving price hikes. If instead they try to quell inflation by raising interest rates, they could slow
Leer resumen ejecutivo en español Introduction Everyone who works should be paid their full wages for all the hours they put in. Too often in Ohio, employers steal from workers’ paychecks. By underfunding wage and hour enforcement, Ohio lawmakers make it too easy for employers to commit wage theft, and
New analysis from Policy Matters Ohio shows that each year, employers steal from about 213,000 Ohioans by paying them below the minimum wage: A victim who stays on the job the full year loses an average of $2,900, or a quarter of their total wages, adding up to hundreds of
All working people — no matter their race, gender, or the kind of job they do — deserve to be paid enough to live a good life and provide for their families. But in 2021, too many Ohioans weren’t paid enough to make ends meet: Four of Ohio’s 10 most
Everyone who works deserves to be paid the full wages they earn for all the hours they work. Too often in Ohio, employers steal from workers’ paychecks. By underfunding wage and hour enforcement, Ohio lawmakers make it too easy for employers to commit wage theft, and too hard for workers
No matter what job they do, all working people deserve a wage that honors the value of their work and covers the basic cost of living. Many of the Ohio workers who took on added risk to themselves and their families to do critical jobs on the frontlines during COVID-19
