JobWatch June 2005
Ohio employment continues to edge higher, according to the latest seasonally adjusted payroll numbers issued June 17 by the Ohio Department of Job & Family Services. The state has gained 25,000 jobs since January, the recent low point in employment. However, nonfarm wage and salary employment still remains well below where it was when the […]
JobWatch May 2005
Ohio’s labor market is showing modest signs of improvement this spring. According to the latestseasonally adjusted payroll numbers issued May 20 by the Ohio Department of Job & Family Services, the state has gained nearly 16,000 jobs since January, the recent low point in employment. However, employment still remains well below where it was when […]
Ohio Job Growth Still Lags, Ohioans Losing Confidence
The Hannah Report Four years after the recession began in March 2001, Ohio employment is down 179,700, or 3.2 percent, according to the latest seasonally adjusted payroll numbers issued April 15 by the Ohio Department of Job & Family Services (ODJFS). Full Article
JobWatch April 2005
Four years after the recession began in March 2001, Ohio employment is down 179,700, or 3.2 percent, according to the latest seasonally adjusted payroll numbers issued April 15 by the Ohio Department of Job & Family Services. At this point after the early 1990s recession started, 167,800 nonfarm wage and salary jobs had been created […]
JobWatch March 2005
Ohio’s job picture remains bleary, as the state has lost jobs during five out the last six months. According to the latest seasonally adjusted payroll numbers issued March 18 by the Ohio Department of Job & Family Services, the state lost more than 4,000 non-agricultural jobs in the last month, leaving it with 188,000 or […]
Unemployment Rate Falls in December; Drop Tied to Population Changes, Not Economic Improvement
The state’s unemployment rate fell 0.6% in December, but state officials said the decrease is best attributed to the volatility of data used to calculate the rate rather than improvements in Ohio’s economy. The reduction to 5.9% came as non-farm wage and salary employment declined by 7,500 between November and December. “Fluctuations in the unemployment […]
Unemployment Rate Falls in December; Drop Tied to Population Changes, Not Economic Improvement
The state’s unemployment rate fell 0.6% in December, but state officials said the decrease is best attributed to the volatility of data used to calculate the rate rather than improvements in Ohio’s economy. The reduction to 5.9% came as non-farm wage and salary employment declined by 7,500 between November and December. “Fluctuations in the unemployment […]
Policy Matters: Ohio Trailing Nation in New Job Creation
According to Policy Matters’ JobWatch project, job figures released Friday show Ohio’s sputtering recovery has produced fewer than 12,000 new jobs since the state’s recent low point in employment last December. Full Article
Policy Matters: Ohio Trailing Nation in New Job Creation
According to Policy Matters’ JobWatch project, job figures released Friday show Ohio’s sputtering recovery has produced fewer than 12,000 new jobs since the state’s recent low point in employment last December. Full Article
Ohio Joblessness Rose During June
Manufacturing sector lagging Ohio’s unemployment rate rose in June as losses in manufacturing mounted and more people came into the work force, the state reported Friday. Full Article
Ohio Joblessness Rose During June
Manufacturing sector lagging Ohio’s unemployment rate rose in June as losses in manufacturing mounted and more people came into the work force, the state reported Friday. Full Article
Rise in June Unemployment Rate Attributed to Seasonal Factors and Losses in Several Employment Sectors
Ohio’s rate of unemployment rose to 5.8% in June, a 0.2% increase from the previous month, it was reported Friday by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS). Seasonal employment adjustments as well as job losses in a number of economic sectors produced 14,300 job losses, the agency said. The nation’s June unemployment […]