Research by Hannah Halbert

Work & Wages — Job Watch

Summer stagnation: Job growth slows, unemployment stays steady

August 16, 2019

Work & Wages — Job Watch

JobWatch: 10 years of recession recovery

July 19, 2019

Work & Wages — Job Watch

Ohio lost jobs in May, but unemployment fell

June 21, 2019

Work & Wages — Job Watch

Ohio underperforms in April jobs report

May 17, 2019

Revenue & Budget — Tax Policy

Columbus property tax abatements: transparency and accountability to schools and community

May 09, 2019

Work & Wages — Minimum Wage

Working for less: Too many jobs still pay too little, 2019

May 01, 2019

Work & Wages — Minimum Wage

A new way forward: 10 ways to support Ohio’s working people, 2019

May 01, 2019

Revenue & Budget — Budget Policy

Budget Bite: SNAP, employment and training

April 24, 2019

Work & Wages — Job Watch

March job data: A weak spring break

April 19, 2019

Work & Wages

Testimony on HB 166 to Finance Subcommittee on Agriculture, Development, and Natural Resources

April 11, 2019

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Research by Hannah Halbert

Summer stagnation: Job growth slows, unemployment stays steady

JobWatch: 10 years of recession recovery

Ohio lost jobs in May, but unemployment fell

Ohio underperforms in April jobs report

Columbus property tax abatements: transparency and accountability to schools and community

Working for less: Too many jobs still pay too little, 2019

A new way forward: 10 ways to support Ohio’s working people, 2019

Budget Bite: SNAP, employment and training

March job data: A weak spring break

Testimony on HB 166 to Finance Subcommittee on Agriculture, Development, and Natural Resources

Budget Bite: Wage theft ignored in proposed budget

Rocky start: Ohio lost jobs in February

Reset button: Data revision turns banner year for growth into one of the worst

Despite recent slowdown, 2018 best year for Ohio job growth since 1994

Ohio’s job growth rate slowed this fall

Testimony on HB 494 before the Senate Transportation, Commerce, and Workforce Development Committee

Job growth continues, more needed to rebuild Ohio’s middle class

Refundable tax credits for working families put kids first

Good, bad and ugly: Data suggest a divided Ohio economy

A new normal? Ohio’s job growth rate now average, unemployment rate doesn’t budge

Ohio job growth keeps chugging along, approaching national average

Blue Collar Jobs: Where’s the money?

Recover-versary: Job growth continues, as does inequality

Comments on the City of Columbus’ “Affordable Housing and Community Reinvestment Area Incentives Policy”

JobWatch: Big job gains in May

Job growth stalls: After three months of solid growth Ohio lost jobs in April

Working for less: Too many jobs pay too little

Job Growth Streak: March data show another solid month of growth in Ohio

JobWatch: Blip or Boon? Job growth strong in February

Testimony on HB 494 before the House GAO Committee

Testimony on HB 158 before the Senate Finance Committee

January Job Watch: Updated Ohio job numbers show slowing growth

A new way forward: 10 ways to support Ohio’s working people

JobWatch: Ohio 2017 job growth slow and sluggish

Testimony on HB 382 & HJR 4 before the House Government Accountability and Oversight Committee

Ohio still waiting for blue-collar boom

Two months of job loss means fewer jobs in November than in July

Policy Matters Testimony on HB 382

Trade Adjustment Assistance: More needed to help Ohio communities

October jobs report: Revisions cut into gains

JobWatch: Hurricanes and jobs

Post 2018-2019 Budget Bite: Affordable College

JobWatch: August jobs report shows continued weakness

JobWatch: July jobs bump

Ohio blue collar jobs report, Q2 2017

Risky business: For-profit education in Ohio

Ohio’s need-based aid policy creates the wrong incentives

Leveraging SNAP to improve worker skills

Ohio blue collar jobs report: May 2017

JobWatch: More than a blip?

Testimony to the House Finance Health and Human Services Subcommittee

SNAP to Skills

Budget Bite: Affordable College

Ohio EITC too weak to work

Testimony: Lawmakers should not cut weeks of unemployment benefits

Cutting unemployment weeks hurts job seekers, employers and communities

Growth, just barely: Ohio adds jobs, but not many

Governor proposes smart reforms to high school equivalency exam

GED collapse prevents Ohioans from attaining high school diplomas

Testimony: City should take a stand against wage theft

Unemployment bill especially harsh to older workers

Wow, WIOA!

The struggles of part-time faculty

Zombie attack on labor

Ohio leads the trailing twelve

Mission (not yet) accomplished

Ohio sees big job gain in November

More mixed messages on jobs

More needed to support low-wage adult workers

Boosting Post-secondary and Career Success

September bump

Out-of-Step

Two Steps Back

The EITC in the Promise Neighborhood

Blocking the College Door: Cuts to financial aid lock Ohio students out

Ohio jobs fall in November

Trade Adjustment Assistance 2013

Ohio riding a job-growth seesaw

Governor’s Office of Workforce Transformation supports industry sector partnerships