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Posted September 28, 2004 in Press Releases
Ohio’s unemployment compensation system provided the state with a $2 billion boost between 2001 and 2003. But despite the significant assistance to jobless workers and the economy provided by UC benefits, Ohio’s unemployment compensation program... read more
Posted September 17, 2004 in Press Releases
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 read more
Posted September 17, 2004 in Op-Eds
Jobs have deserted the Mid west. Ohio’s manufacturing sector is being battered. Cleveland’s poverty rate is officially the nation’s worst. In a region called the rust belt, in a state with a shrinking job base, in... read more
Posted September 12, 2004 in Press Releases
A new report finds that more than 7,800 tax filers in the city of Cleveland and more than 14,600 tax filers in Cuyahoga County who do not currently claim the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)... read more
Posted September 09, 2004 in Press Releases
Ohio companies among those that pay little Many of the country’s biggest corporations are once again paying little or nothing in federal income taxes, according to a study by Citizens for Tax Justice and the Institute... read more
Posted September 06, 2004 in Press Releases
Lorain Morning Journal LORAIN -- Former senator Max Cleland appeared at Lakeview Park yesterday to call on Lorain to vote for John Kerry, saying that Ohio was ''ground zero for this election.'' Full Article read more
Posted September 06, 2004 in Press Releases
Skid outlasted recession, report shows Dayton Daily News COLUMBUS | Although economists pronounced the national recession over by November 2001, Ohio continued to lose jobs in the aftermath, according to a report released today by a Cleveland... read more
Posted September 06, 2004 in Press Releases
Ohio's economy called 'worsening' Cincinnati Enquirer COLUMBUS - Wages for Ohioans continue to fall, a jobs recovery remains elusive and the gap between earnings for whites and blacks is growing, according to an analysis of the Ohio... read more
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