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Bill Lafayette
Columbus Economist Predicts Continued Job Growth For 2013
The 2013 Columbus Regionomics Forecast predicts continued job growth for Central Ohio.
Economist Bill Lafayette predicts Central Ohio will continue to lead the state in job growth in the coming year.
Columbus Unemployment Rate Down Sharply In August
Local unemployment data from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services shows Columbus' unemployment rate fell to 6 percent in August.
The latest monthly jobs report from the state says Columbus’ unemployment fell to 6 percent in August. That’s a half-percent lower than July and more than a full percent below the statewide average.
Job Dispersion Away From Downtown Poses Challenge For COTA
A COTA bus nears the Broad High intersection downtown. Most COTA routes begin and end downtown even as suburbs build employment on perimeter of city.
The Central Ohio Transit Authority says it will enter competition next year for federal monies to get more workers to their job sites. Job growth often occurs in areas poorly served by bus routes and COTA faces obstacles changing its route system to serve newer employment sites.
Columbus Suffers Jobs ‘Hiccup’
Workers cross High Street at Ohio Statehouse
A new jobs survey shows Central Ohio shed jobs during the second quarter. The region’s job picture darkened especially in June.
