Working people have proved time and again that when they join together in a union, they have the power to win better pay, better working conditions and a chance at a decent life. Organized labor won the broadly shared prosperity that in the 20th century became synonymous with the American
The numbers: Seasonally adjusted data released today by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) show Ohio employers added 12,700 jobs over the month, from a revised 5,302,200 in February to 5,314,900 in March 2021. The numbers from the employer survey: Employers in goods producing industries added 5,200
Ohio’s minimum wage is too low to cover the basic cost of living, and does not reflect the value of work being done by Ohioans in low-paying jobs. At the dawn of the pandemic Ohio workers had made the state wealthier than ever, while their employers managed to rig the
A report released today by Policy Matters Ohio shows that raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour would benefit 1.56 million Ohioans; help move Black and brown workers and women closer to pay equality with white men; and inject $6.1 billion a year more into Ohio’s economy. Watch a
The numbers: Seasonally adjusted data released today by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) show Ohio employers shed 8,400 jobs last month, from a revised 5,304,300 total jobs in January to 5,295,900 in February 2021. After the December revision erased losses initially estimated that month, February marks
Revised 2020 Benchmark: Revised data released today by the Ohio Department of Job and Familiy Services (ODJFS) show that Ohio employers cut 307,000 jobs from January 2020 to January 2021, for a job growth rate of -5.5%. This is a downward revision from initial estimates of -290,100 (-5.1%). This means
The numbers: Seasonally adjusted data released today by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) show that employers cut 11,500 jobs in December, marking the first month of overall job losses since the recovery began slowing in July. According to the employer survey: Employers in private service-providing industries
$8.80-per-hour still not enough to make ends meet Next month, Ohio’s minimum wage gets a 10-cent adjustment to $8.80 per hour to keep up with rising prices. Last January’s change kept the wages of 84,000 Ohioans from losing value. This year, the recession disproportionately harmed people who work in sectors
The numbers: Seasonally adjusted data released today by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) show the state added 29,400 jobs in November. That rate, which would be impressive in normal times, leaves Ohio a year out from recovering the 336,300 jobs lost since November of last year.
Michael Shields | Siyang Liu Introduction It takes everyone’s work to make an enterprise run. The janitors keeping office buildings clean make it safe for everyone else to come work. Without retail store clerks, big clothing chains would go without a key way to sell their merchandise. Today, many Ohioans
Fifty-four of Ohio’s largest employers paid their CEOs a median of 306 times what they paid the typical employee in 2019, according to data reported under the Dodd-Frank Act. The federal law requires publicly traded companies provide the ratio of CEO pay to the median employee — the person whose
The numbers: Seasonally adjusted data released today by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) show Ohio employers added 30,800 jobs in October as the recovery continues to slow. Ohio had 5,222,300 in October 2020, down 353,600 since October 2019. The October gain trailed the 44,300 revised gain
