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Ohio Labor Market Information

Labor Availability

Ohio's six million workers exceed the populations of 31 other states. With 180,000 graduating high school seniors and more than 78,000 college graduates ready to join the workforce every year, Ohio is a juggernaut of worker productivity.

Ranked seventh in both state gross state product and population in the country, Ohio is clearly maximizing its worker productivity, to the benefit of the state's economy and business community. Ohio's recent productivity gains mean that you can maintain or even increase your output with fewer workers.

From 1990-2004, Ohio's gross state product rose a total of 35 percent. Ohio's GDP for 2005 was approximately $392.9 billion, an increase of 5.6 percent from 2000. The Strickland Administration has laid out a plan for talent development in Ohio, including the consolidation and alignment of the State's training and talent development funds, rapid response services, worker credentialing and business services. Through these initiatives, productivity is expected to increase even further.

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Labor Productivity

Ranked seventh in both state gross state product and population in the country, Ohio is clearly maximizing its worker productivity, to the benefit of the state's economy and business community. Ohio's recent productivity gains mean that you can maintain or even increase your output with fewer workers. Manufacturing, in particular, has had strong productivity gains in the past 15 years.

From 1990-2004, Ohio's gross state product rose a total of 35 percent. Ohio's GDP for 2005 was approximately $392.9 billion, an increase of 5.6 percent from 2000.

The Strickland Administration has laid out a plan for talent development in Ohio, including rapid response services, worker credentialing, training, and business services. Through these initiatives, productivity is expected to increase even further.