(The Center Square) – Ohio’s job market took two big hits in January.
First, the state’s unemployment rate continued to rise. Secondly, revised numbers from the federal Bureau of Labor and the Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services showed significantly fewer job gains in 2024 than previously indicated.
The same numbers showed the state’s job market continued to lag behind the nation.
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“There is ample uncertainty in the future labor market for Ohioans,” Policy Matters Ohio Researcher Heather Smith said. “With unprecedented layoffs in the public sector and retaliatory tariffs impacting every industry, Ohio workers should brace themselves for impending inflationary prices. Ohio policymakers need to take steps to ease cost burdens on families and create high-quality, well-paying jobs.”
The state’s January unemployment rate came
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