Who is Middle Class?
Posted September 04, 2011 in Press Releases
The definition varies widely, but key measures show that Ohioans in the middle class are a much smaller group than most people realize read more
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Posted September 04, 2011 in Press Releases
The definition varies widely, but key measures show that Ohioans in the middle class are a much smaller group than most people realize read more
Posted September 04, 2011 in Press Releases
Fox 8 News If you had to work this Labor Day, be grateful you get the opportunity to labor - even if it's for less money than you made three decades ago. The 2011 State of Working Ohio... read more
Posted September 04, 2011 in Press Releases
The Cleveland Plain Dealer Belatedly -- at least to the millions of Americans without work -- leaders of both parties are focusing on jobs. President Barack Obama plans to unveil his agenda to spur hiring Thursday... read more
Posted September 04, 2011 in Press Releases
WEWS Channel 5 News Connie Taylor sells hot dogs. And she’s happy about it. “At least I’m not walking the street,” she said. But Taylor used to earn $100,000 a year. She left her job as a... read more
Posted September 04, 2011 in Press Releases
The Cleveland Plain Dealer Deborah Normand is making $10,000 less a year, but she feels she's among the lucky ones. She went from working as an office manager for a wholesale business to a clerical position, and... read more
Posted September 04, 2011 in Press Releases
The Akron Beacon Journal On this Labor Day, more than two-fifths of the 14 million Americans who are unemployed have been looking for work for 27 weeks or longer. The previous high for the long-term unemployed (at... read more
Posted September 04, 2011 in Press Releases
The Toledo Blade What President Obama tells the nation Thursday night will have a lot to do with whether he is re-elected next year. More immediately, it will greatly affect the hopes of economic recovery in Ohio and... read more
Posted September 03, 2011 in Press Releases
Oxford Press The shift from manufacturing and construction to more knowledge-based industries has been one of the key stumbling blocks to income growth in Ohio, where median wages have declined faster than any other state over the past... read more
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