Research by Hannah Halbert

Work & Wages — Job Watch

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

October 19, 2018

Work & Wages — Job Watch

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

September 21, 2018

Work & Wages — Job Watch

Ohio job growth keeps chugging along, approaching national average

August 17, 2018

Work & Wages

Blue Collar Jobs: Where’s the money?

August 17, 2018

Work & Wages — Job Watch

Recover-versary: Job growth continues, as does inequality

July 20, 2018

Economic Development — Tax Policy

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

June 21, 2018

Work & Wages — Job Watch

JobWatch: Big job gains in May

June 15, 2018

Work & Wages — Job Watch

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

May 18, 2018

Work & Wages — State of Working Ohio

Working for less: Too many jobs pay too little

April 30, 2018

Work & Wages — Job Watch

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

April 20, 2018

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Research by Hannah Halbert

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

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

New Normal? April job growth leaves Ohio with almost no yearly gain

JobWatch: Ohio job growth trails nation since 2005 tax overhaul

Employment Connection: Demand-driven model increases job placement

JobWatch: Growth remains slow, data revisions suggest weakening recovery

Testimony to the House Commerce, Labor & Technology Committee on HB 37: Sharedwork Ohio

Precarious recovery: Ohio’s final jobs report for 2012 shows decline in unemployment, but also in jobs, labor force

Ohio job market shows modest gains, but Congress must act to protect fragile state recovery

Good jobs news to start the holidays, but Congress needs to extend unemployment benefits

Ohio job data send a mixed message

Trade Adjustment Assistance in Ohio

Ohio job growth takes a holiday in August

New Census data: Young-adult health coverage up in Ohio, child poverty rates hold steady at shockingly high rate in cities

Ohio’s slow climb from recession continued in July

Strong job growth in June marks the three-year recovery anniversary

Spring Upswing: Positive job news for May

More mixed signals for Ohio’s job market in April

Hannah Halbert testifies on how SharedWork Ohio can prevent layoffs

Hannah Halbert's prepared testimony on Ohio's work-sharing bill (HB 484)

Ohio jobs data sends mixed messages for March