jobs /news/tags/jobs jobs en-US Copyright Mon, 11 Sep 2023 13:30:13 GMT Stark County residents' concerns about economy growing, new Community Pulse Report finds /economy/2023-09-11/stark-county-residents-concerns-about-economy-growing-new-community-pulse-report-finds The new Stark County Community Pulse Report finds residents feel relatively the same about the county as they did a year ago. Mon, 11 Sep 2023 13:30:13 GMT /economy/2023-09-11/stark-county-residents-concerns-about-economy-growing-new-community-pulse-report-finds Abigail Bottar High-paying jobs that don't need a college degree? Thousands of them sit empty /npr-news/2023-02-14/high-paying-jobs-that-dont-need-a-college-degree-thousands-of-them-sit-empty Trade jobs that require less education, at much lower cost, sit empty. But many parents remain wary of programs that don't lead to a four-year degree. Tue, 14 Feb 2023 11:00:00 GMT /npr-news/2023-02-14/high-paying-jobs-that-dont-need-a-college-degree-thousands-of-them-sit-empty Jon Marcus The U.S. job market is still healthy, but it's slowing down as recession fears mount /2023-01-06/the-u-s-job-market-is-still-healthy-but-its-slowing-down-as-recession-fears-mount U.S. employers added 223,000 jobs in December, as the unemployment rate dipped to 3.5%. Despite some high-profile layoff announcements, the overall job market remains tight. Fri, 06 Jan 2023 13:37:39 GMT /2023-01-06/the-u-s-job-market-is-still-healthy-but-its-slowing-down-as-recession-fears-mount Scott Horsley Ohio is helping people with disabilities find jobs /news/economy/2022-09-04/ohio-is-helping-people-with-disabilities-find-jobs In 2019, Gov. Mike DeWine designated Ohio a disability inclusion state. Now the state says it's committed to helping the 1.7 million Ohioans with a disability find a job if they want one. Sun, 04 Sep 2022 09:33:28 GMT /news/economy/2022-09-04/ohio-is-helping-people-with-disabilities-find-jobs Ann Thompson Businesses and Organizations Work to Connect Minority Communities with Jobs /news/economy/2021-08-23/businesses-and-organizations-work-to-connect-minority-communities-with-jobs The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened existing economic gaps. Some Northeast Ohio businesses and organizations are trying to bridge these inequities. Mon, 23 Aug 2021 09:10:00 GMT /news/economy/2021-08-23/businesses-and-organizations-work-to-connect-minority-communities-with-jobs Abigail Bottar Tractor Supply Co. Breaks Ground for New Distribution Center in Stark County /news/economy/2021-06-16/tractor-supply-co-breaks-ground-for-new-distribution-center-in-stark-county The distribution center for the popular rural lifestyle retailer will bring more than 300 new jobs to the region. Thu, 17 Jun 2021 01:59:39 GMT /news/economy/2021-06-16/tractor-supply-co-breaks-ground-for-new-distribution-center-in-stark-county Rachel Gross New Study Looks Into Equity Struggles of Northeast Ohio Working Women /news/economy/2021-05-19/new-study-looks-into-equity-struggles-of-northeast-ohio-working-women Team NEO, a nonprofit that fights for economic and job equality in the workplace, studied inequities before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Thu, 20 May 2021 01:44:40 GMT /news/economy/2021-05-19/new-study-looks-into-equity-struggles-of-northeast-ohio-working-women Kelsey Paulus Ryan, Hagan Differ on Mahoning Valley Jobs, Lordstown, More Ahead of Debate /news/government-politics/2020-10-07/ryan-hagan-differ-on-mahoning-valley-jobs-lordstown-more-ahead-of-debate Youngstown-area U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan and other Democrats say the Trump administration has offshored more than 200,000 American jobs, and the companies responsible were awarded $425 billion in federal contracts. The stats, released Monday, were compiled from Department of Labor assistance programs and federal spending figured by Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch. Wed, 07 Oct 2020 22:58:24 GMT /news/government-politics/2020-10-07/ryan-hagan-differ-on-mahoning-valley-jobs-lordstown-more-ahead-of-debate Glenn Forbes Morning Headlines: Akron Wants Protections for Workers' Hairstyles; Weather Delays Rt. 8 Work /news/community/2020-02-26/morning-headlines-akron-wants-protections-for-workers-hairstyles-weather-delays-rt-8-work Here are your morning headlines for Wednesday, Feb. 26:Akron wants protections for workers' hairstyles;Weather delays Rt. 8 work;Progressive to hire 1,500… Wed, 26 Feb 2020 11:24:41 GMT /news/community/2020-02-26/morning-headlines-akron-wants-protections-for-workers-hairstyles-weather-delays-rt-8-work Amanda Rabinowitz Morning Headlines: $10M Summit Lake Plan Moves Forward; UA Event Canceled Amid Coronavirus Concerns /news/community/2020-01-29/morning-headlines-10m-summit-lake-plan-moves-forward-ua-event-canceled-amid-coronavirus-concerns Here are your morning headlines for Wednesday, Jan. 29:$10M Summit Lake plan moves forward;University of Akron event canceled amid coronavirus… Wed, 29 Jan 2020 12:12:25 GMT /news/community/2020-01-29/morning-headlines-10m-summit-lake-plan-moves-forward-ua-event-canceled-amid-coronavirus-concerns Amanda Rabinowitz