Rocky start: Ohio lost jobs in February
Data released today by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services show that Ohio is off to a rocky 2019. The state lost 8,200 jobs in February. This news comes on the heels of a major data revision that reveals last year as one of the worst for growth since the Great Recession instead […]
Reset button: Data revision turns banner year for growth into one of the worst
We initially reported 2018 as a banner year for Ohio job growth. Now, it is one of the worst since the end of the recession. According to revised seasonally-adjusted data released today by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services the state added just 44,700 jobs last year. Jobs grew by just 0.8%. The […]
Despite recent slowdown, 2018 best year for Ohio job growth since 1994
Seasonally-adjusted data released today by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services show that the state’s job growth in 2018 was the strongest in years, but slowed over the last four months. In December, Ohio gained just 2,900 jobs, a departure from the five-figure gains the state saw earlier in the year. In the […]
Ohio’s job growth rate slowed this fall
Seasonally-adjusted data released today by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services show that the state’s job growth slowed over the fall, with a gain of just over 14,000 jobs since August. In November, Ohio added only 5,200 jobs. Job totals for both September and October were revised downward. Despite the recent slowdown, Ohio’s […]
Job growth continues, more needed to rebuild Ohio’s middle class
Seasonally adjusted data released today by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services show Ohio’s job growth picked up slightly in October, with the addition of 10,900 jobs, over a weak September. The state’s unemployment rate, which is generated from a separate survey, held steady at 4.6 percent. October’s increase in jobs was enough […]
Good, bad and ugly: Data suggest a divided Ohio economy
Seasonally adjusted data released today by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services show Ohio’s job growth slowed in September, adding just 4,300 jobs. The state’s unemployment rate, which is generated from a separate survey, showed Ohio’s unemployment rate held steady at 4.6 percent, which is nearly a full percentage point higher than the […]
A new normal? Ohio’s job growth rate now average, unemployment rate doesn’t budge
Seasonally adjusted data released today by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services show that Ohio’s job growth rate caught up to the national average in August with a 12-month gain of 1.6 percent. The state has added 90,200 jobs in the last 12 months. 2018 is shaping up to be the best post-recession […]
Ohio job growth keeps chugging along, approaching national average
Seasonally adjusted data released today by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services show that Ohio job growth continues to chug along, with an increase of 7,600 jobs in July. Repeating last month’s performance, the state inched closer to the nation’s job growth average. Over the last 12 months Ohio jobs grew by 1.5 […]
Ohio added 7,600 jobs in July, but wages continue to fall
In Ohio, 2018 is shaping up to be a banner year for job growth, according to Policy Matters Ohio’s latest JobWatch, making up for a very weak 2017. While the labor force is still much smaller than before the 2007 recession, the number of available jobs has finally made a full recovery from both the […]
Recover-versary: Job growth continues, as does inequality
Data released today by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services show that the state continues to chug along in terms of job growth, adding 7,900 jobs in June. Last month marked nine years since the official end of the 2007 recession and 13years since Ohio overhauled its tax code. In 2005, the state […]
JobWatch: Big job gains in May
Ohio added 22,600 jobs in May, according to new data from a survey of employers released today by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS). This is the largest monthly change in jobs for the state since May 2015. Since this time last year, Ohio’s seasonally adjusted employment has grown by 1.4 percent. […]
Job growth stalls: After three months of solid growth Ohio lost jobs in April
After three months of steady job growth the state lost 1,000 jobs in April, according to data from the Current Employment Statistics Survey (CES) released today by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS). Manufacturing (-1,800) and arts, entertainment and recreation experienced the largest losses (-4,000). Gains in trade, transportation and warehousing (+3,900) […]