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Posted May 21, 2022 in eNews
[image:1] 213,000: Researcher Michael Shields found that Ohio employers steal from some 213,000 working Ohioans each year by paying them less than the minimum wage — just one of many types of wage theft. A person... read more
Posted May 18, 2022 in Press Releases
New analysis from Policy Matters Ohio shows that each year, employers steal from about 213,000 Ohioans by paying them below the minimum wage: A victim who stays on the job the full year loses an... read more
Posted May 07, 2022 in eNews
[image:1] 4 in 10: Last week we released a report written by Michael Shields which found that four of Ohio’s 10 most common jobs pay a typical worker such low wages that they wouldn’t be able... read more
Posted April 28, 2022 in Press Releases
Today Policy Matters Ohio released analysis of data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) Survey. The analysis shows that although employers have increased pay for many of Ohio’s... read more
Posted April 26, 2022 in Press Releases
Michelle Unangst brings 20 years of nonprofit experience This month, Michelle Unangst joined Policy Matters Ohio as the organization’s new development director after a long career supporting nonprofit organizations throughout Northeast Ohio. [image:1] Unangst provided development support for... read more
Posted April 23, 2022 in eNews
[image:1] 82.9%: Ohio has restored 82.9% of jobs lost to COVID-19, but still needs 146,100 jobs to recover our pre-COVID number from February 2020. In this month’s JobWatch, researcher Michael Shields wrote that Ohio is following... read more
Posted April 21, 2022 in Press Releases
State and local officials can increase opportunity and expand prosperity by prioritizing those most harmed by COVID Thanks to bold action from the federal government in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and recession, communities across Ohio... read more
Posted April 02, 2022 in eNews
Numeric news from Policy Matters 174,000: Federal aid has helped Ohioans get back on their feet after the COVID recession, but Michael Shields found that the state still has 174,000 fewer jobs than we did in... read more
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