Unemployment

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Supreme Court will hear arguments in May on whether Gov. Mike DeWine had the legal ability to end the state's participation in a federal pandemic unemployment aid program last year ahead of a government…

CLEVELAND — Thousands of Ohio workers are still waiting to find out if state officials will approve their unemployment waiver applications, according to the Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services. News 5 Investigators found 48,013…

(The Center Square) – Ohio continues to struggle to recover from new unemployment claims as the state…

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki blamed the COVID-19 omicron variant for job losses in advance of a potentially terrible jobs report scheduled to be released on Feb. 4 by the Department of Labor. Psaki ran ahead of the jobs report…

The unemployment rate for the Columbus metropolitan area has not recovered just from the pandemic.It's also recovered from the financial crisis and every economic rough spot this century.The region posted an unemployment rate of 2.8% in…

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The state of Ohio paid out millions of dollars in unemployment to fraudulent claims, while also overpaying some legitimate claims in nonfraudulent cases.That’s according to a report from the auditor of state. The report…

Ohio's unemployment system says it has paid five contractors a total of $104.7 million to date to provide call-center workers during the coronavirus crisis, when the number of Ohioans receiving benefits has skyrocketed. (AP Photo/Nam Y.…

From the diminished presence of Ohio's richest man in the local business scene to the bankruptcy of the owner of Polaris Fashion Place and several other local malls, 2021 was packed with business stories that changed Columbus. Here's a…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WDTN) – Ohio’s unemployment rate decreased in November. The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services said the state’s unemployment rate was 4.8% in November 2021, down from 5.1% in October. Ohio’s…

Ohio's unemployment rate keeps falling,The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) on Friday, Dec. 17, reported that the jobless rate dropped to 4.8% in November from 5.1% in October. Nonagricultural wage and salary…