JobsOhio created and retained fewer jobs in 2012 than in 2011
According to JobsOhio’s 2012 Annual Report, the economic development entity created and retained fewer jobs in 2012 than in 2011, which a spokeswoman attributed to “political uncertainty at the federal level,” Columbus Business First reports (See out March 05, 2013, blog post for more information). Despite the job retention drop (from 61,686 in 2011 to 54,633 in 2012) and job creation drop (from 21,099 in 2011 to 20,979 in 2012), the “sum of economic development projects and capital investments tied to them rose.” Payroll commitments, however, dropped 27 percent ($1.3 billion) between 2011 and 2012, the article said. For more, read the full story.
