Ohio hit a peak in private sector employment in March 2000. Sixteen-and-a-half years later, Ohio’s private sector still has not reached that peak, with a deficit of over 137,000 jobs.
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Ohio hit a peak in private sector employment in March 2000. Sixteen-and-a-half years later, Ohio’s private sector still has not reached that peak, with a deficit of over 137,000 jobs.