Research by Michael Shields

Basic Needs + Unemployment Insurance — Unemployment Insurance

Unemployment compensation for low-paid workers

October 18, 2021

Work & Wages — Job Watch

JobWatch: Policymakers end jobless benefits to 240,000 as Ohio loses jobs in August

September 17, 2021

Work & Wages — State of Working Ohio

State of Working Ohio 2021

September 06, 2021

Work & Wages — Job Watch

JobWatch: Ohio adds jobs in July

August 20, 2021

Work & Wages — Job Watch

Ohio adds jobs in June

July 16, 2021

Democracy & Government — Economic Stimulus

Four ways the American Rescue Plan can support working people

July 01, 2021

Work & Wages — Job Watch

Ohio sheds more jobs in May

June 21, 2021

Work & Wages — Job Watch

JobWatch, Juneteenth & the history of American labor

June 17, 2021

Work & Wages — Job Watch

Wrong Direction: April marks second month of job loss this year

May 21, 2021

Work & Wages

Testimony on HB 187 before the House Commerce and Labor Committee

May 12, 2021

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Research by Michael Shields

Unemployment compensation for low-paid workers

JobWatch: Policymakers end jobless benefits to 240,000 as Ohio loses jobs in August

State of Working Ohio 2021

JobWatch: Ohio adds jobs in July

Ohio adds jobs in June

Four ways the American Rescue Plan can support working people

Ohio sheds more jobs in May

JobWatch, Juneteenth & the history of American labor

Wrong Direction: April marks second month of job loss this year

Testimony on HB 187 before the House Commerce and Labor Committee

Fairer pay will boost Ohio

Jobs cut in February as recovery stalls in Ohio

New data confirm pandemic recession killed 300k jobs in 2020

JobWatch: Jobs lost in December for first time since recovery began

Benefits expiration looms as Ohio recovery shambles on

Big Ohio CEOs: 306, Median employee: 1

JobWatch: Mixed picture on Ohio jobs for October

Job recovery plods along

Promises unfulfilled: Manufacturing in the Midwest

Testimony on HB 263 before the Senate Transportation, Commerce and Workforce Committee

JobWatch: August job gains slow further

State of Working Ohio 2020: Reset and Unrig

Keeping Ohioans safe from COVID-19 at work

JobWatch: Ohio jobless numbers fell in July

June job report shows continued gains

May job report shows continued COVID crisis

JobWatch: Record number of Ohioans laid off amid pandemic

Four essential policies to sustain Ohio’s working people through the pandemic

Working for less 2020

Jobless claims still climbing, but fewer last week

Out like a lion? March job report closed the books too early to see COVID-19’s toll

Record jobless claims new normal in coronavirus shutdown

Ohio jobless claims top last week’s record high

Calm before the storm

Ohio jobless claims hit record highs amid coronavirus crisis

It’s official: 2019 worst year for Ohio jobs since recession

Testimony on HB 137 before the Senate Transportation, Commerce and Workforce Committee

Pay statements a vital protection for workers

$13 minimum wage would help 1.4 million working Ohioans

Reclassifying drug felonies would open career pathways - Retroactivity would maximize reach

Testimony on HB 263 before the House Commerce and Labor Committee

Some Ohio workers at higher risk of wage theft

Testimony on HB 80 before the Senate Insurance and Financial Institutions Committee

Letter to House Finance Committee

BUDGET BITE: Domestic violence prevention and response

Wage Theft: A quiet crisis in Ohio

Lordstown closure: Better policies can help displaced workers, avert future closures

$15 minimum wage would improve incomes, increase equity

Leading the way: Greater Cleveland Food Bank raises wages

Wasted assets: The cost of excluding Ohioans with a record from work

Wasted assets: The cost of excluding Ohioans with a record from work

Breaking barriers: Issue 1 could put Ohioans back to work

Breaking barriers: Issue 1 would put Ohioans back to work

Manufacturing a high wage Ohio: Deindustrialization and recovery

Testimony on HB 380 before the House Insurance Committee

Post 2018-2019 Budget Bite: Alternatives to Incarceration

Cleveland youth face barriers to good jobs

Minimum wage hike would boost Ohio workers

Protect all workers: Testimony to the Senate Insurance and Financial Institutions Committee

Preschool for every child

Budget Bite: Reduce Incarceration

Manufacturing: Still vital to Ohio

The promise of Pre-K

Interest rate hike could halt recovery before it reaches all workers

Minimum wage hike would boost Columbus

Minimum wage hike would boost economy, help families

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