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VOICES: It Takes 100% Heart to be a foster caregiver
Summer is a great time for families. Whether your family includes your biological children, adopted children, or maybe youth you’re caring for through a foster or kinship arrangement…the time you spend with them makes a difference in the love they feel, the stories they tell, and the memories they will make. All children need loving families to help them grow to reach their God-given potential.
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Mike DeWine Jon Husted Matt Damschroder false FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 19, 2023 Ohio’s Unemployment Rate Decreased to 3.7% in April Ohio's unemployment rate was 3.7% in April 2023, down from 3.8% in March 2023. Ohio’s nonagricultural wage and salary employment increased 18,100 over the month, from a revised 5,590,500 in March to 5,608,600 in April. This marks the lowest unemployment rate since 1976 when the series for reporting unemployment started.
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Mike DeWine Jon Husted Matt Damschroder false FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 21, 2023 Ohio’s Unemployment Rate Decreased to 3.8% in March Ohio's unemployment rate was 3.8% in March 2023, down from 3.9% in February 2023. Ohio’s nonagricultural wage and salary employment increased 10,600 over the month, from a revised 5,579,100 in February to 5,589,700 in March.
VOICES: Every child deserves the support of a loving family
In our family, one thing is certain: Motherhood is clearly a vocation of extremes. During many days, nothing surpasses the joy a mother experiences as she meets the physical and emotional needs of her children. There are days, though, when the responsibilities of nurturing members of our future society are overwhelming and providing for their needs takes its toll. These experiences are especially true of adoptive mothers and those in the foster care system.
Opinion: Good time to consider Ohio foster system, kids awaiting adoption
As director of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, I know the critical needs of the 3,000 children currently in Ohio’s foster system. As the father of two children adopted through the foster system, I’ve personally experienced the highs and some of the lows of "the system" but know firsthand the joy of being a foster and adoptive parent. November Is Adoption Recognition and Recruitment Month.
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Ohio and U.S. Employment Situation (Seasonally Adjusted) Ohio's unemployment rate was 5.3% in January 2021, down from a revised 5.6% in December. Ohio’s nonagricultural wage and salary employment increased 28,900 over the month, from a revised 5,277,800 in December to 5,306,700 in January 2021. The number of workers unemployed in Ohio in January was 307,000, down from 321,000 in December. The number of unemployed has increased by 39,000 in the past 12 months from 268,000.
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