Research by Hannah Halbert

Work & Wages — Job Watch

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

April 20, 2018

Work & Wages — Job Watch

JobWatch: Blip or Boon? Job growth strong in February

March 23, 2018

Work & Wages — State of Working Ohio

Testimony on HB 494 before the House GAO Committee

March 21, 2018

Basic Needs + Unemployment Compensation — Unemployment Compensation

Testimony on HB 158 before the Senate Finance Committee

March 20, 2018

Work & Wages — Job Watch

January Job Watch: Updated Ohio job numbers show slowing growth

March 09, 2018

Work & Wages — Collective Bargaining

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

February 13, 2018

Work & Wages — Job Watch

JobWatch: Ohio 2017 job growth slow and sluggish

January 19, 2018

Basic Needs + Unemployment Compensation — Unemployment Compensation

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

January 10, 2018

Work & Wages — Job Watch

Ohio still waiting for blue-collar boom

January 08, 2018

Work & Wages — Job Watch

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

December 22, 2017

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Research by Hannah Halbert

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

Welcome job news, but sustained growth is needed

Where are the jobs? Continued declines in the labor force, minimal job growth undercut unemployment rate good news

Nothing to crow about: Dramatic drop in labor force, minimal job growth undercut good news about unemployment rate

Maximizing Value: A policy blueprint

Making the case: Using data to identify community needs and spur action

Hollowing out: Job loss, job growth and skills for the future

Testimony on tax expenditures to the Senate Ways and Means Committee

Testimony on Auto Supply Chain to House Study Committee on Workforce Development

Census Report: Poverty Continues to Rise and Employer-Based Health Insurance Shrinks