Policy Matters Ohio: Ohio Employers Add Jobs While More Ohioans Exit the Labor Force
August 22, 2026
August 22, 2026
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 22 -- Policy Matters Ohio, a nonpartisan policy research institute, posted the following news release on Aug. 21, 2026:
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Ohio employers add jobs while more Ohioans exit the labor force
Today, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS), in partnership with the Department of Labor, released job and unemployment indicators for July, showing Ohio employers added 5,100 jobs. The number of Ohioans in the labor force fell by 1 . . .
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Ohio employers add jobs while more Ohioans exit the labor force
Today, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS), in partnership with the Department of Labor, released job and unemployment indicators for July, showing Ohio employers added 5,100 jobs. The number of Ohioans in the labor force fell by 1 . . .