Revised figures show somewhat better job growth in 2005, but a recent lag The chart above and the following statistics, based on the latest seasonally adjusted payroll numbers released March 7 by the Ohio Department of Job & Family Services, highlight changes in the Ohio job market since 2001… Full
On the Move –On February 20 and 21, Policy Matters Ohio will be moving our Cleveland offices to a new address:3631 Perkins Avenue Suite 4C-EastCleveland, Ohio 44114 Note that we will have new phone numbers:(216) 361-9801 voice (216) 361-9810 fax We may experience a brief interruption in our phone service
A Proposal to Protect Jobless Older Ohioans – Ohio now is the only one of the 50 states that reduces unemployment benefits by 100 percent of Social Security payments received by jobless workers. Thus, many older workers find when they lose their jobs that their unemployment insurance is reduced or
Negligible Job Growth in Ohio Last Year The chart above and the following statistics, based on the latest seasonally adjusted payroll numbers released Jan. 20 by the Ohio Department of Job & Family Services, highlight changes in the Ohio job market since 2001… Full Report
Four years after recession ends, Ohio’s labor market remains troubled Four years after the recession officially ended in November 2001, Ohio employment remains 161,800 jobs or 3 percent below its pre-recession level in March 2001 and 57,200 jobs or 1 percent below the immediate post-recession employment level, according to the
A survey of some of the 1580 Cleveland-area tax filers who received free tax assistance through sites in a local tax coalition found that nearly half claimed the earned income tax credit (EITC). Of these, nearly a quarter did not know if they’d previously been eligible for the credit and
The chart above and the following statistics, based on the latest seasonally adjusted payroll numbers released Nov. 18 by the Ohio Department of Job & Family Services, highlight changes in the Ohio job market since 2001.
The five-year suspension of the spending limit under what is called the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR) is a victory for a broad coalition that saw how public services had been harmed by the spending limit. It sends a message to Ohio, where a similar proposal may be on the
Gongwer News Service A major national investment in renewable energy technologies would bring about significant growth in the state’s manufacturing industry and overall business climate, according to a new report released by Policy Matters Ohio. The report, which reviews what would be needed to generate electricity for about 53 million
Gongwer News Service Issue 1 Analysis: Separately, an analysis from a non-partisan research group concluded Thursday the Third Frontier component of Issue 1 would overturn 150 years of constitutional prohibitions against state investment in private corporations. Policy Matters Ohio, a non-profit institute with offices in Cleveland and Columbus, did not
A new Issue Brief, The Third Frontier Revisited: Constitutional and Fiscal Implications of Issue 1, finds that the proposed amendment would change the relationship between the public and private sectors in Ohio but also notes that the legislature has improved the amendment over the version rejected by the voters in
The chart above and the following statistics, based on the latest seasonally adjusted payroll numbers released Oct. 21 by the Ohio Department of Job & Family Services (ODJFS), highlight changes in the Ohio job market since 2001.
