Pandemic unemployment in the Tri-State was worse than the Great Recession. But here s the good news We re almost back to where we were
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Posted at 5:00 AM, Jun 03, 2021
and last updated 2021-06-03 05:00:57-04
CINCINNATI â Sarah Hess is a flow arts performer at the Ohio Renaissance Festival. Like thousands in the Tri-State area, she filed for unemployment last year.
WCPO first talked to Hess in February, when her Ohio unemployment benefits stopped coming after a false report of fraud. No, there s no fraud, she said. All the shows are canceled.
After Courtney Francisco s story and work with the state unemployment office, Hess case was cleared up and the checks continued.
Black women across Greater Cincinnati have been working hard and pursuing higher education, but thousands still are straining to get ahead, according to a recent analysis by the Women's Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation and UC Economics Center.