Unions and Labor

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1034+ words) Oct 13, 2026 at 05:31 PM EDT Kroger’s announcement that it will be laying off thousands of corporate workers arrives as economic concerns have emerged as the defining issue of the midterm elections in Ohio. The supermarket giant is laying off about 3,000 people…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (231+ words) The Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Industrial Compliance's Bureau of Wage and Hour Administration announced this week that the state's minimum wage will increase on Jan. 1. The adjusted amounts, $11.40 per hour for nontipped employees and $5.70 per hour for tipped…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (243+ words) The minimum wage in Ohio is set to increase next year. The state's minimum wage will go up to $11.40 per hour for non-tipped employees and $5.70 per hour for tipped employees, according to the Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Industrial…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (259+ words) OHIO — Starting on Jan. 1, 2027, non-tipped employees will be making $11.40 per hour and tipped employees will make $5.70 per hour under the state's minimum wage increase. The change is a 3.5% increase compared to 2026 rates, which is $11 for non-tipped employees and $5.50 for tipped employees....

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (232+ words) Ohio's unemployment rate was 3.3% in August 2026, down from 3.4% in July 2026. Ohio's nonagricultural wage and salary employment increased 2,100 over the month from a revised 5,686,600 in July to 5,688,700 in August. The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services issued its findings last…...