Research by Hannah Halbert

Work & Wages — Minimum Wage

Columbus City Council: Pass Wage Theft Prevention and Enforcement Ordinance

August 19, 2020

Basic Needs + Unemployment Insurance — Basic Needs

Letter to Sen. Portman on the Coronavirus Emergency Assistance Grant program

July 17, 2020

Basic Needs + Unemployment Insurance — Basic Needs

Letter to Sen. Brown on the Coronavirus Emergency Assistance Grant program

July 17, 2020

Basic Needs + Unemployment Insurance — Unemployment Insurance

Clarify “suitable work” and “good cause” as applied in Ohio’s Unemployment Compensation Program’s COVID-19 work refusal policy

May 05, 2020

Work & Wages — Job Watch

A solid jobs report closes out 2019, but the year may be the state’s slowest in a decade

January 24, 2020

Work & Wages — Job Watch

Job growth returned to Ohio in November, unemployment rate unchanged

December 20, 2019

Work & Wages — Job Watch

Ohio slowdown continues with job losses in October

November 15, 2019

Work & Wages — Job Watch

Wrong direction: Ohio lost jobs in September

October 18, 2019

Work & Wages — Job Watch

More of the same: Job growth slows

September 20, 2019

Work & Wages — Minimum Wage

QUIET CRISIS: Wage Theft in Cleveland

August 26, 2019

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Research by Hannah Halbert

Columbus City Council: Pass Wage Theft Prevention and Enforcement Ordinance

Letter to Sen. Portman on the Coronavirus Emergency Assistance Grant program

Letter to Sen. Brown on the Coronavirus Emergency Assistance Grant program

Clarify “suitable work” and “good cause” as applied in Ohio’s Unemployment Compensation Program’s COVID-19 work refusal policy

A solid jobs report closes out 2019, but the year may be the state’s slowest in a decade

Job growth returned to Ohio in November, unemployment rate unchanged

Ohio slowdown continues with job losses in October

Wrong direction: Ohio lost jobs in September

More of the same: Job growth slows

QUIET CRISIS: Wage Theft in Cleveland

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