/tags/job-growth Job Growth en-US Copyright Thu, 04 Jan 2024 22:26:31 GMT /2024-01-04/mike-dewine-businesses-formerly-incarcerated-jobs On average, 18,000 people are released from Ohio's prisons each year, and for those thousands of formerly incarcerated individuals, finding steady employment can be a difficult task. Thu, 04 Jan 2024 22:26:31 GMT /2024-01-04/mike-dewine-businesses-formerly-incarcerated-jobs Zack Carreon /2024-01-04/central-ohio-economy-to-face-challenges-in-2024-including-a-recession-and-slower-job-growth Central Ohio's economy could see new challenges in 2024, including slower job growth than in other parts of the country. Thu, 04 Jan 2024 19:14:32 GMT /2024-01-04/central-ohio-economy-to-face-challenges-in-2024-including-a-recession-and-slower-job-growth Debbie Holmes /news/2018-09-04/think-tanks-see-different-pictures-of-ohios-economy-in-labor-report Ohio has been gaining jobs over the last few years, and its unemployment rate hit its lowest level in 17 years a few months ago. But there are other… Tue, 04 Sep 2018 12:00:02 GMT /news/2018-09-04/think-tanks-see-different-pictures-of-ohios-economy-in-labor-report Karen Kasler /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2018-08-28/the-plastic-belt Natural gas production in Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania exceeded total production in Texas for the first time. The region, dubbed the "Shale… Tue, 28 Aug 2018 09:00:01 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2018-08-28/the-plastic-belt /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2018-06-21/the-plastic-belt Natural gas production in Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania exceeded total production in Texas for the first time. The region, dubbed the "Shale… Thu, 21 Jun 2018 09:00:00 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2018-06-21/the-plastic-belt /news/2018-06-19/amid-strong-job-growth-kasich-urges-gop-to-campaign-on-his-economic-record Ohio gained 20,000 new private sector jobs in May, meaning the state is outpacing the nation in job growth rate this year. That’s despite having no… Tue, 19 Jun 2018 15:32:24 GMT /news/2018-06-19/amid-strong-job-growth-kasich-urges-gop-to-campaign-on-his-economic-record Julie Carr Smyth, Andy Chow /breaking-news/2018-03-28/u-s-economy-grew-at-a-faster-pace-than-earlier-thought The Commerce Department revises its growth estimate upward to 2.9 percent for the fourth quarter. Consumer spending helped fuel the faster pace, but import purchases subtracted from growth. Wed, 28 Mar 2018 15:13:35 GMT /breaking-news/2018-03-28/u-s-economy-grew-at-a-faster-pace-than-earlier-thought John Ydstie