They need to leverage public spending and build partnerships to create and nurture sustainable-wage employment and training for local residents, particularly those from underserved communities.

Ohio is reflecting that national trend. The state’s unemployment rate climbed to 5% in July, even as payrolls inched upward.

Jobs are important, but when local governments push for more, they need to consider the impact on housing demand.

Tech:NYC, the membership organization representing the local tech industry, has launched a job board to compile all open positions in one place.

Preliminary labor market survey data say local hiring is up, but the region’s job growth in the first half of 2025 trailed behind most of Ohio’s other urban areas. The Dayton economy added 600 new ...

Pay is rising for many public sector employees as governments try to compete for new workers and stem a tide of retirements and resignations.