YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – For the eighth consecutive week, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services reports a week-to-week drop in the number of unemployment claims filed, with 34,553 submitted for the week ended June 20. Over the past 14…
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Monday’s story published by The Business Journal and ProPublica revealing Ohio’s intent to claw back millions in public subsidies from General Motors elicited a mostly unified chorus from officials: GM should at least pay something as a…
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services reports 35,430 Ohioans filed unemployment claims in the week ended June 6, bringing the total since the coronavirus pandemic hit the state to 1,327,843. The total is a slight…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded Ohio $8.5 million in funding for Disaster Recovery Dislocated Worker Grants to help address the workforce-related impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. The grants are funded under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief…
By JOSH BOAK AP Economics WriterBALTIMORE (AP) — U.S. employers laid-off 7.7 million workers in April — a deep the economic hole that was created by the closure of thousands of offices, restaurants, stores and schools during the pandemic. The…
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Although many manufacturers were able to continue operating because they were considered essential businesses, the manufacturing sector was no less hard hit by the pandemic. Manufacturing employment dropped by 1.3 million nationwide in April, according to the…
NEW YORK – Battered by repercussions from the COVID-19 pandemic, business executives hold the most pessimistic view of the U.S. economy since the end of 2011, when the nation was still emerging from the lingering impact of the Great Recession,…
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Although many manufacturers were able to continue operating because they were considered essential businesses, the manufacturing sector was no less hard hit by the pandemic. Manufacturing employment dropped by 1.3 million nationwide in April, according to the…
Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to include the correct votes for approving the budget; it was unanimously approved. Trustee Capri Cafaro’s dissenting vote was in regards to restructuring the university’s colleges. YOUNGSTOWN – The Youngstown State University Board…
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services reports 34,575 unemployment claims were filed between May 24 and May 30, bringing the total since the coronavirus pandemic arrived in the state to nearly 1.3 million. Over the…
Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to include a statement from Youngstown State University provost Brien Smith. YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Faculty at Youngstown State University are criticizing the school over a plan to restructure its colleges, a plan that…
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Youngstown State University announced plans this morning for the incremental safe return of employees to campus through the summer in anticipation of students starting the fall semester in August. “After meeting the challenges of a spring semester…
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