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This week on "The State of Ohio": State lawmakers consider what they can do in the wake of the horrible and yet miraculous escape story out of Cleveland involving three women held prisoner in a house for a decade. New data shows more than half of all violent crimes are committed by a very small numbers of offenders. Lawmakers are now working to target that tiny group. And more thoughts on legislation that would dramatically change rules on unions in Ohio.
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| New Unemployment Rates for Ohio. |
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By Bill Cohen - January 19, 2001 |
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There's a lot of talk about an economic slowdown, but it has notyet shown up in Ohio's unemployment numbers. The figures havejust been released for December and they show a jobless rate ofonly 3.9 per cent. That's the same rate as in November, and it'spretty much a 30-year low. John Allen speaks for the agencythat tracks the numbers - the Ohio Department of Jobs and FamilyServices. He talks with Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen. |
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John Allen (1:20) 
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