Since 1990, the number of private sector jobs in Ohio has grown by 12.2 percent. Ohio still has a long way to go before recovering all the jobs the state lost during the economic downturn and recession of the last decade.
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Since 1990, the number of private sector jobs in Ohio has grown by 12.2 percent. Ohio still has a long way to go before recovering all the jobs the state lost during the economic downturn and recession of the last decade.