Ohio restaurants struggle to find workers amid pandemic
In the thick of the pandemic when workers were displaced from their jobs hiring agencies worked to help find them other jobs. Author: Lindsey Mills Updated: 5:39 PM EDT April 15, 2021
COLUMBUS, Ohio According to the latest jobless claims report from the Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services, the number of new claims filed in the state last week was nearly cut in half from the week before.
There were 44,985 initial claims reported the week of March 28, with about 3,700 flagged for potential fraud. There were 23,117 initial claims reported from April 4 to April 10 with about 1,200 flagged.