OHIO WORKFORCE COALITION
Building a Network
Growing Engagement
Recommending Policy Changes
Advocating for Change
When Working Isn’t Enough: Wages and Public Benefits in Ohio
The Ohio Workforce Coalition commissioned The Center for Community Solutions to investigate wages, public benefit eligibility, and benefit uptake by occupation in Ohio. Despite working - often full-time - many Ohioans still require benefit assistance (e.g., SNAP and Medicaid) to access food and medical care. This report outlines key findings from 10 low wage occupations, benefit usage by occupation, and policy recommendations. Fact sheets for each occupation (e.g., childcare worker, home health aide, assemblers and fabricators) include wages, number of job openings, projected growth, benefit eligibility, and whether Black workers are overrepresented in the low wage job.
Workforce Development at the
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
What is the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland doing on the topic of workforce development? Kyle Fee and Merissa Piazza will explain why the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland focuses on workforce development and discuss some of the recent research on turnover amongst the childcare workforce, the potential labor force impacts of debt-related driver’s license suspensions, and worker motivations for self-employment.
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Thank You to our Organization-Level Members!
Ohio Workforce Coalition
Columbus, Ohio
Email: info@ohioworkforcecoalition.org