Research by Michael Shields Hehim

Work & Wages — Job Watch

JobWatch: Ohio hits record jobs number a month later than first thought

September 15, 2023

Work & Wages — State of Working Ohio

State of Working Ohio 2023

September 04, 2023

Work & Wages — Job Watch

The most jobs in Ohio history

August 18, 2023

Work & Wages — Job Watch

JobWatch: Small Ohio job gains in June after recovering pre-COVID job level in May

July 21, 2023

Work & Wages

Still working for too little in Ohio, 2023

July 18, 2023

Work & Wages — Job Watch

JobWatch: Ohio has recovered all jobs lost to COVID-19

June 16, 2023

Basic Needs + Unemployment Insurance — Unemployment Insurance

Testimony on HB 33 before the Senate Health Committee

May 11, 2023

Work & Wages

A New Way Forward

May 01, 2023

Work & Wages — Job Watch

JobWatch: Ohio achieves private sector jobs recovery in March

April 21, 2023

Work & Wages — Job Watch

JobWatch: February gains inch closer to full jobs recovery

March 24, 2023

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Research by Michael Shields Hehim

JobWatch: Ohio hits record jobs number a month later than first thought

State of Working Ohio 2023

The most jobs in Ohio history

JobWatch: Small Ohio job gains in June after recovering pre-COVID job level in May

Still working for too little in Ohio, 2023

JobWatch: Ohio has recovered all jobs lost to COVID-19

Testimony on HB 33 before the Senate Health Committee

A New Way Forward

JobWatch: Ohio achieves private sector jobs recovery in March

JobWatch: February gains inch closer to full jobs recovery

Testimony on HB 33 before the Health and Human Services Subcommittee of the House Finance Committee

JobWatch: Ohio closing in on total jobs recovery

JobWatch: Ohio posted small job gains in December

CEO Pay Report 2022

JobWatch: Business survey says more Ohio jobs in November

JobWatch: Ohio added jobs in October as goods producers recovered COVID losses

A ray of hope for low-paid workers

JobWatch: Ohio employers cut jobs in September

JobWatch: Ohio Added Jobs in August

State of Working Ohio 2022

JobWatch: Ohio added jobs in July

Ohio employers slashed jobs in June

JobWatch: Ohio added jobs in May but at slower pace

JobWatch: More jobs restored in April

Honest day's pay

Still working for too little in Ohio

Use ARPA to provide premium pay for essential workers

Use ARPA to ensure workers are paid what they’re owed

JobWatch: Job gains continue rapid recovery in March

JobWatch: Robust federal response drove continued recovery in February

JobWatch: Ohio recovered jobs earlier, then slowed

Ohioans finding better work as state adds jobs in December

CEO Pay Report 2021

JobWatch: After adding jobs in November, Ohio on track to recover destroyed jobs by 2023

Ohio adds jobs in October

JobWatch: Ohio added 9,900 jobs in September

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