Columbus Dispatch by Catherine Candisky It seldom pays to be out of work in Ohio. Fewer unemployed people receive benefits in this state than in most others because Ohio has some of the strictest eligibility standards in the nation, according to a study by Policy Matters Ohio, a nonprofit research
Dayton Daily News A new report released during the weekend revealed what most people probably intuitively knew already: that Ohioans, and Americans as a whole, are working harder and longer than ever each week. What’s more, despite substantial leaps in productivity, workers aren’t being rewarded for their extra toil. Wages
Group finds workers above poverty level require aid to get by Columbus Dispatch When Joshua and Shalon Jarrell married four years ago, they never expected they’d need government assistance to provide for their children. They always thought they’d be able to afford the wants and needs of their sons —
Akron Beacon Journal by Candace Goforth Women in Ohio have less earning power and attain fewer four-year college degrees than their sisters across the nation, recent studies show. According to supplemental data from the 2000 census, Ohio women earned 57 cents for every dollar made by their male counterparts —
Youngstown Business Journal COLUMBUS, Ohio — A new study by Policy Matters Ohio, a nonprofit research organization, presents surprising new data demonstrating that private prisons in Ohio have been sent inmates with substantially fewer medical and behavioral problems than comparable public prisons. Such “creaming” practices indicate that stated cost savings
