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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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| Don't believe Ohio's new super-low jobless rate of 3.7%. |
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By Bill Cohen - March 23, 2001 |
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There's good news and bad news on Ohio's unemployment front. The good news is the official jobless rate for February has just been announced as 3.7 percent, a new, modern-day low. The bad news is jobs officials admit the new number is probably a mistake. Jon Allen speaks for the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.
He tells Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen that no one who keeps track of the unemployment numbers believes the jobless rate could have dropped a full half of a percentage point in just one month, especially now that the economy is slowing down! Jon Allen and other Ohio jobs officials hope they will get a more accurate picture of the state's unemployment picture next month. |
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Bill Cohen reports (2:22) 
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