4 in 10: Last week we released a report written by Michael Shields which found that four of Ohio’s 10 most common jobs pay a typical worker such low wages that they wouldn’t be able to support a family of three without needing food assistance. The report also shows that
Today Policy Matters Ohio released analysis of data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) Survey. The analysis shows that although employers have increased pay for many of Ohio’s most common jobs, too many jobs held by hundreds of thousands of Ohioans pay near
82.9%: Ohio has restored 82.9% of jobs lost to COVID-19, but still needs 146,100 jobs to recover our pre-COVID number from February 2020. In this month’s JobWatch, researcher Michael Shields wrote that Ohio is following the nation in a quick recovery, but state and local governments’ failure to restore critical
Congress passed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) at the end of 2021 as a down payment on the nation’s climate infrastructure needs. More than $60 billion in federal funds will be awarded through competitive grants to cities, towns and municipalities* for projects ranging from repairing damaged lands to reducing energy
The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) provides federal resources to break down barriers to health from poverty, racism and segregation. The COVID-19 pandemic took a toll on communities across the country. Communities where many residents have low-incomes or large numbers of Black and brown members, however, have been more “impacted”
During the COVID pandemic, the federal government took unprecedented action to address Americans’ suffering from both the health and economic consequences. Congress passed the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and President Biden signed it into law in March of 2021. Congress and the Biden administration recognized that the public health
The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) guidance from the U.S. Treasury Department recognizes that the nation will best recover from the pandemic by strengthening the middle class and ensuring that new opportunities for high-quality jobs include those who often face discrimination in the labor market — especially people with low
Numeric news from Policy Matters 174,000: Federal aid has helped Ohioans get back on their feet after the COVID recession, but Michael Shields found that the state still has 174,000 fewer jobs than we did in February 2020. As state and local officials prepare to spend the next installment of
Numeric news from Policy Matters $2 billion: The DeWine administration has promised nearly $2 billion in public funds to back Intel Corporation’s major investment in new semiconductor production facilities here in Ohio. State legislators will have to approve much of it. When they do, Zach Schiller says they must include
$74,785, $79,821, and $80,911: Those are the annual costs of living for a family of four in the Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Columbus metro areas respectively, according to the Economic Policy Institute’s Family Budget Calculator. All are far above $58,642, Ohio’s median household income in 2019. Meanwhile, last week, an estimated
Numeric news from Policy Matters Ohio $51,000: The richest 1% of Ohioans have on average $51,000 more per year than they did 17 years ago, according to a new report by State Policy Fellow, Guillermo Bervejillo. That’s because since 2005, many state legislators and governors pushed corporate and income tax
11: Yvonka Hall founded The Northeast Ohio Black Health Coalition (NEOBHC) 11 years ago after realizing Black Clevelanders needed an organization dedicated their health and wellbeing. Since then, the organization has grown – providing critical services such as COVID-19 vaccination clinics, men’s health screenings and domestic violence support groups. It
