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![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.
![A customer walks behind a sign at a Nordstrom store seeking employees on May 21, in Coral Gables, Fla. Citing a severe shortage of workers, half of the nation's governors have decided to end extra federal jobless benefits months early.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/ap21142425631365-06b20fc4143466d3fb1705d65ce37595e1fdf262-scaled-e1622745449871-900x422.jpg)
Half Of States Are Ending Pandemic Jobless Aid Early, And The Economy Could Suffer
By: Avie Schneider | NPR
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Citing a severe shortage of workers, half of the nation’s governors have decided to end extra federal jobless benefits months early. But an economist says that will set back households and businesses.
![A "We are hiring" sign is paired with a pandemic-themed sign in the window of a store in Miami. Restaurants and other in-person businesses are looking to hire more workers at a time when some are wary of returning to work or are busy with caregiving.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/gettyimages-1305540126-5e29a5a14aac8f21be00e9bbad8bf22132ea6c9a-scaled-e1620401423939-900x422.jpg)
Spring Letdown: Hiring Slows In April, Raising New Challenges For Economy
By: Scott Horsley | NPR
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U.S. employers added 266,000 jobs last month, far fewer than analysts had expected. The unemployment rate rose to 6.1%.
![A mountaintop removal mine site in southern West Virginia.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Mountaintop-removal-w-dragline-900x422.jpg)
New Research: Reclamation of Abandoned Oil And Gas Wells, Mine Sites Could Create Thousands of Jobs
By: Katie Myers | Ohio Valley ReSource
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WHITESBURG, Ky. (OVR) — In Central Appalachia an estimated 538,000 unplugged oil and gas wells and 853,393 acres of abandoned mine lands sit unreclaimed, often polluting the air and water,… Read More
![A store in Miami displays a "We are hiring" sign on March 5. U.S. employers added 916,000 jobs in March, the biggest number since August, amid an improving pandemic outlook and trillions of dollars in stimulus passed by Congress.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/gettyimages-1305540124-7a9370cb39172c4246a648d9d8973bd666b70322-scaled-e1617371555759-900x422.jpg)
Roaring Back: Employers Add 916,000 Jobs As Economy Emerges From Winter Slump
By: Scott Horsley | NPR
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Hiring by U.S. employers accelerated sharply amid an improving public health outlook and a new round of $1,400 relief payments.
![A man walks past a "Now Hiring" sign in front of a store in early December in Arlington, Va. U.S. employers added 379,000 jobs in February, as hiring picked up sharply from the previous month.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/gettyimages-1229892232-8d2857259f760f6973adc471313eddab271977b8-scaled-e1614966425786-900x422.jpg)
A Sign Of Hope After ‘Winter Hibernation’: Employers Add 379,000 Jobs
By: Scott Horsley | NPR
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Meanwhile, the unemployment rate dipped to 6.2% last month as the winter wave of coronavirus infections eased.
![Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testifies during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Dec. 2, 2020. Powell appeared before the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday and argued the U.S. economy still has a long way to go to recover millions of lost jobs.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/gettyimages-1229907337-717c86d2cc312fcf2692c2b871473eb2b3677aa1-scaled-e1614117528588-900x422.jpg)
Fed Chair Jerome Powell Warns Of Long Road Ahead To Recover Millions Of Lost Jobs
By: Scott Horsley | NPR
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Powell warned it will take time to put millions of jobless Americans back to work, while also downplaying inflation threats.
![President Joe Biden answers questions from reporters in the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex, Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, in Washington.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/AP21026106293858-e1611677406738-900x422.jpg)
Ohio Valley Economists Weigh In On Biden’s Recovery Plan
By: Alana Watson | Ohio Valley ReSource
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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (OVR) — The COVID-19 pandemic is continuing to cripple the economy in the Ohio Valley and President Joe Biden and Congressional Democrats are pursuing his plan for… Read More
![A construction worker roofs an apartment complex in Uniondale, N.Y., on May 27. U.S. employers added fewer jobs last month even as the unemployment rate fell to 8.4%.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/gettyimages-1227409408-2ad29d4520a6482dfe50f1c950bdbf557b24a1a7-scaled-e1599230800291-900x422.jpg)
Job Gains Slowed Again In August As Employers Added 1.4 Million Jobs
By: Scott Horsley | NPR
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Fewer jobs were added to the economy last month even as the unemployment rate fell to 8.4%. Job growth has slowed since June in a sign of what could be a long and painful recovery from the recession.
![A sign advertises hiring of temporary workers at a Pier 1 store that's going out of business in Coral Gables, Fla. Last week, initial unemployment claims broke a 20-week streak of being above 1 million.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/ap_20219759891821-5358342211267b0f8893f7007a7a6186cbdcfac5-scaled-e1597344458253-900x422.jpg)
New Jobless Claims Dip Below 1 Million For 1st Time Since March
By: Scott Horsley | NPR
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Initial unemployment claims had been above 1 million for 20 straight weeks. The total receiving unemployment also dipped, to 28.3 million, as of July 25.
![Golden Daka participated in many events at Morehouse College. But the pandemic prevented him from giving his commencement speech as class valedictorian.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/golden-daka-703d9578cd6cfa557e6ef2815c186f54336fc81d-scaled-e1596648258564-900x422.jpg)
‘Nothing Feels Tangible’: Virtual Is New Reality For Grads Starting New Jobs
By: Uri Berliner | NPR
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Job postings for entry-level positions popular with new college grads fell by 73%, compared with before COVID-19 hit. And for the class of 2020 who have landed jobs it’s often been a strange journey.
![Participants leave Peden Stadium on their way to College Green for a motorcade rally calling for a firing freeze at Ohio University and the reinstatement of cut jobs.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_6445-1-900x422.jpg)
OU Faculty and Staff Call for Firing Freeze, Reinstatement of Jobs at Motorcade Rally
By: Michelle Rotuno-Johnson
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Ohio University faculty, staff, students, and Athens community members demanded that administrators freeze layoffs and reinstate union workers who lost their jobs during a motorcade rally… Read More
![The long economic recovery has brought unemployment to historic lows. But the number of men in the labor force during their prime working age has dropped significantly over the past 50 years.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/gettyimages-649662627-ec58c4dcba361a5730a164c5b0b672f0046535e8-scaled-e1582301881703-900x422.jpg)
Despite Job Boom, More Men Are Giving Up On Work
By: Jim Zarroli | NPR
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The long economic recovery has brought unemployment to historic lows. But the number of men in the labor force during their prime working age has dropped significantly over the past 50 years.
![People stand in line on top of a superimposed dollar bill](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/AP_130223122-e1582303112472-900x422.jpg)
WATCH: Why More Older Workers are Finding Themselves Unemployed as Retirement Approaches
By: PBS Newshour
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Many Americans plan to do the bulk of their retirement saving in their 50s. But what happens if you lose your job at that age instead? According to researchers, the… Read More
![The site near Ashland, KY, where Braidy plans a new aluminum facility.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IMG_2821-e1557582332897-900x422.jpg)
CEO Ousted at Kentucky Aluminum Company Amid Questions About Controversial Funding
By: Sydney Boles | Ohio Valley ReSource
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A controversial economic development project in Ashland, Kentucky, hit a snag last week as aluminum company Braidy Industries ousted CEO and board chairman Craig Bouchard. In a statement, Braidy Industries’… Read More
![GM and LG Chem say they'll create more than 1,100 jobs in the area around Lordstown, Ohio — where GM closed a manufacturing plant earlier this year. Here, GM's former Lordstown Complex is seen one year ago.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/rtx7bt76-c2d002e16ed11bd5521d4c4c5d9b069289d82110-e1575577952732-900x422.jpg)
GM And LG Chem Plan $2.3 Billion Electric Battery Venture In Ohio
By: Bill Chappell | NPR
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The two companies expect to create more than 1,100 jobs in northeast Ohio. The new plant will be built near GM’s Lordstown facility that was shuttered earlier this year.
![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)
State Says Ohio Jobless Rate Unchanged Since September
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was unchanged from September to October. State officials on Friday said the unemployment rate was 4.2% last month, the same as… Read More
![A scene from inside Portal 31.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/portal31-miner-shadow-e1573255243577-900x422.jpg)
Portal 31: How A Closed Mine Opened New Prospects For One Coal Town
By: Brittany Patterson | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Devin Mefford is sitting in the squat metal buggy of a modified mantrip, the train-like shuttle coal miners use to travel underground. Mefford is dressed for work, in a hardhat… Read More
![Google logo](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/AP_354500886913-e1572551532136-900x422.png)
Google to Break Ground on $600 Million Data Center in Ohio
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Google says it is set to break ground on its $600 million data center in an Ohio city, part of $13 billion in planned investments by… Read More
![The West Virginia state capitol building](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/West-Virginia-Statehouse-e1518097711392-900x422.jpg)
WV Legislature: 500 Violations of Jobs Act Cited in 2018-19
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A legislative report says West Virginia’s Division of Labor cited more than 500 violations of a jobs act intended to give local laborers the majority of… Read More
![Jacob Dyer at the Coalfield Development Corporation site.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/0006-e1570222080176-900x422.jpg)
Why Worker Training Programs Alone Won’t Save Coal Country
By: Becca Schimmel | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Bobby Bowman mined coal in West Virginia for 12 years before his employer shut down. “I don’t think that mine will ever open again,” he said. Bowman lives in Welch,… Read More
![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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Ohio Jobless Rate Increases Slightly from July to August
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased slightly from July to August. State officials on Friday said the unemployment rate was 4.1% in August, compared with 4%… Read More
![Rep. Jay Edwards addresses a crowd at a podium.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/IMG_7826-e1568991732703-900x422.jpg)
Edwards Says JobsOhio Not Working For Southeast Ohio
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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A southeast Ohio lawmaker has taken to Twitter to blast the state’s non-profit economic development company for not helping his region enough. But supporters of JobsOhio are standing firmly behind… Read More
![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)
Kentucky Unemployment Rate Rises Slightly in August
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky officials say the state’s unemployment rate rose slightly in August. The Kentucky Center for Statistics says the state’s seasonally adjusted jobless rate was 4.4% last… Read More