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![Panelists speak about childcare at an April 16, 2024 forum at the Ohio Chamber of Commerce, Columbus, Ohio.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/download-3-e1714543025813-900x422.webp)
As a childcare conundrum confronts Ohio parents, Ohio businesses seek to attract workers
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Employers throughout Ohio say they cannot find enough employees to meet their needs, particularly low-wage workers. And childcare is one big reason why. The… Read More
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Athens schools need more help in the classroom, but job candidates are proving hard to find
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The Athens school district is trying to hire more professionals to support students with special needs, but it isn’t getting many applicants. The additional hires are… Read More
![A strip of paper reads "Diversity and Inclusion"](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/gettyimages-1342588650-a97908e98af7937aabb5f24d9d149f19f029c468-scaled-e1692471961801-900x422.jpg)
Corporate DEI initiatives are facing cutbacks and legal attacks
By: Andrea Hsu | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — Just three years after the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis set off a torrent of hiring of chief diversity officers and other such roles, companies are… Read More
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Amazingly, the U.S. job market continues to roar. Here are the 5 things to know
By: Scott Horsley | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — It’s still a good time to be looking for a job. The latest employment report from the Labor Department showed the country’s job market remained red… Read More
![Philip Cole, executive director of the Ohio Association of Community Action Agencies, releases 2022 State of Poverty in Ohio report on September 13, 2022.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/img-0180-2-scaled-e1663099918106-900x422.jpg)
New Ohio poverty report highlights struggles in employment and child care in wake of COVID pandemic
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s poverty rate is at 12.7% — 0.8% higher than the national rate — which researchers say has been a consistent trend for more… Read More
![A 'Help Wanted' sign is posted beside Coronavirus safety guidelines in front of a restaurant in Los Angeles, California on May 28, 2021.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/gettyimages-1233161007-edit_custom-4a1480d255f662ef28425501ee8a90c5419eae89-1-e1635266828557-900x422.jpg)
How employers can win workers back (and keep them) after the ‘Great Resignation’
By: Jonaki Mehta | NPR
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. (NPR) — In the wee hours of a Saturday morning this past June, Mary Waters pulled into a grocery store parking lot in St. Louis. It was… Read More
![Katherine Gaines stands in front of her childhood home in Washington, D.C. She moved back in two years ago to help care for her mother, who has Alzheimer's disease.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/katherinegaines-e3864703ad0936a5d3ef07539e9f533bddeabc8a-e1622815956552-900x422.jpg)
Millions Of Women Haven’t Rejoined The Workforce — And May Not Anytime Soon
By: Andrea Hsu | NPR
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Millions of women who lost their jobs in the pandemic have yet to return to work, even though the economy has improved. What’s keeping them back is a mix of factors that may not be resolved quickly.
![Transgender activist Aimee Stephens sits in her wheelchair outside the Supreme Court on Oct. 8, 2019, as the court holds oral arguments in cases dealing with workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/gettyimages-1174526461-faf2549a7a0b961701df20fb0f558add9b0e840d-scaled-e1592232516890-900x422.jpg)
Supreme Court Delivers Major Victory To LGBTQ Employees
By: Nina Totenberg | NPR
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The Supreme Court says the federal ban on discrimination “based on sex” also applies to gay, lesbian, and transgender employees.
![The classified section of a newspaper. Someone has circled some job postings with a red marker.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/120-CIO655-R4-900x422.jpg)
LinkedIn, Ohio Team up on Job-seeking Help for Unemployed
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services is partnering with a professional networking website to make it easier for unemployed Ohioans to find jobs. Some… Read More
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Jobless Rates Rise in 52 of 55 West Virginia Counties
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Unemployment rates rose in 52 of West Virginia’s 55 counties in June. WorkForce West Virginia says jobless rates dropped in Pocahontas County and remained steady in… Read More
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Ohio Adds Employable Skills Seal To Diplomas
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio will use a new seal on high school diplomas to recognize students who demonstrate certain workplace characteristics that aren’t explicitly reflected in their grades, such… Read More
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Coal Country Tech Job Program Heads For New Round
By: Benny Becker | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Last summer Melissa Anderson was unemployed and trying to keep her Pike County, Kentucky, home from falling into foreclosure. “I built it,” she said. “And, you know, for me to… Read More