For immediate release Contact Wendy Patton, 614.582.0048 Full report Download release Much to gain from saying yes, analysis finds Expanding Medicaid to cover more uninsured Ohioans would use federal funds to support a healthier Ohio, bringing billions of dollars to the state and cutting health care costs, according to a
Ohioans are continuing to struggle, and the gains being made in the private sector and at the top of the economy are not being widely felt. One bright spot is that smart public policy works
State of Working Ohio – Ohio unemployment is down but a lot of people have stopped looking for work. Manufacturing jobs have grown twice as much as other jobs in Ohio, particularly in the sub-sector that covers cars and appliances. But layoffs in local government are sucking jobs out of
It’s unfathomable that we would go backwards, decreasing education funding, when we know it’s the best way to improve skills, help our economy, enrich kids’ lives, and brighten our future.
Table of contents Previous section Next section If Ohio as a whole is starting to experience a slight recovery, the black community continues to face daunting levels of unemployment, despite big drops in labor force participation that keep discouraged workers out of the statistic. African-Americans in Ohio were unemployed
Table of contents Previous section Next section While declines have been much worse at the bottom, the typical Ohio worker has been on a downward wage trajectory since about 2006 when adjusting for inflation. The real median wage in Ohio in 2011 was just $15.20, much lower than the peak
Table of contents Previous section Next section Over the period from the end of World War II through the mid-1970s, productivity grew steadily and median family income grew right alongside it at a similar pace, adjusted for inflation. In the mid-1970s, these two trends began to diverge and although productivity
Table of contents Previous section Next section Wages vary greatly with education levels in Ohio, as in the rest of the country. Ohio workers with at least a bachelor’s degree earned $23.78 in 2011, a full $10 an hour more than workers with just some college, who earned $13.79 an
Table of contents Previous section Next section With low employment levels and labor force participation rates, the Ohio labor market is in bad shape. Unemployment is an incomplete measure because when jobs are scarce, people leave the labor force and are no longer considered unemployed. Still, it’s important to monitor
Table of contents Previous section Next section The share of the Ohio unemployed that has been unemployed for more than half a year rose to an all-time high of 44.2 percent in 2011, up from 42.4 percent in 2010. The peak prior to that was in 1984 at 30.2 percent.
Table of contents Previous section Next section Manufacturing, led by durable goods manufacturing, which produces things like cars and appliances, is enjoying a healthy revival in Ohio. Manufacturing had been falling steadily in Ohio throughout the 2000s and more sharply after the beginning of the 2007 recession
