Nonfarm employment increased by more than 400,000 in April, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The total number employed reached over 151 million, close to the level seen in February ...

Preliminary labor market survey data say local hiring is up, but the region’s job growth in the first half of 2025 trailed behind most of Ohio’s other urban areas. The Dayton economy added 600 new ...

Local employment conditions appear to be holding up better than expected given federal-government cutbacks and their ripple effects across the broader economy. “Is the situation as dire as we were ...

Cross' Mills Public Library in March, at the start of the pandemic. Despite closing more than once in the last year, the library has maintained a robust slate of offerings, both virtual and in-person.

Domestic trade patterns are shifting. As supply chains reroute and industries reshore, the geography of jobs is being redrawn in real time. This has massive implications—not just for where work ...