Links for Business

Recruit Qualified Workers

Post job openings and search resumes at Ohio Means Jobs. Contact one of Ohio's One-Stop Offices for a variety of business resources.

Employer Favorites

Unemployment, Labor Force, Leading Indicators

• Local Area Unemployment Statistics
  • Current Labor Force Estimates
    • Unemployment Rate Map
    • Civilian Labor Force Estimates, a table with unemployment rates and labor force estimates.
• Leading Indicators of future economic conditions statewide and for major metropolitan areas.

Are you developing job descriptions for your company?

• View summary and detailed occupational descriptions O*Net OnLine. O*Net also has links to job accommodations information for workers with special needs!
• Occupational Profiles with wages and skills. Includes occupational codes, titles and definitions.
• The Job Description Writer can help you write job descriptions.
• Occupational and industry career videos can be included as part of a company or industry training and recruitment effort.

Frequently Requested Resources

Affirmative Action Data
Affirmative action data are available from United States Census Bureau Special Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Tabulation.

Unemployment Tax Information
The Bureau of Unemployment Compensation can help you with your questions.

Wage and Hour Information
For information on minimum wage, hiring minors or prevailing wage, visit the Division of Labor and Worker Safety of the Ohio Department of Commerce.

A Business Partner
The Employer Locator is a complete and easily accessed database of companies throughout the nation.

State of Ohio Contacts
Contacting Ohio provides ways to contact state agencies, contact individual state employees and find information on the web.

Business Decisions

Local Area Profiles

• Ohio and County Trends, produced by the Ohio Development Services Agency, provide summary information on employment, census, economics and much more!
• Profiles by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services include a variety of information about poverty levels, population, vital statistics, family services, jobs and medical assistance.

What is a good location for a new business?
Business location decisions can be guided by the Employment and Wages by Industry Query that provides information about industries within Ohio, counties, metropolitan areas and workforce areas.

Starting, Maintaining or Expanding a Business?

• Ohio Business Gateway has information on starting, maintaining, expanding and locating a business. The site includes helpful business links to make government accessible to you.
• The 1st Stop Business Connection, sponsored by the Ohio Business Gateway and the U.S. Small Business Administration, provides free state-level information needed to get started on or continue your entrepreneurial journey.
• The Entrepreneurship and Business Assistance Centers, sponsored by the Ohio Development Services Agency ,provide resources for starting or maintaining a small business in Ohio. The centers provide technical assistance, training and financial counseling to Ohio's entrepreneurs, minority and small business owners.
• The Business Center, part of CareerOneStop, points you to resources to help start your business, make it grow, manage your resources and maintain a safe environment for your employees.

Simplify Tax Reporting & Payments!
The Ohio Business Gateway offers businesses electronic filing services associated with Workers' Compensation, Employer Withholding Tax, Employer's Report of Wages, and more.

Are plant closings resulting in large layoffs?
Customized Outplacement Plans can be developed for management and labor when plant closings result in large layoffs. This use of labor market information can shorten job search time and guide retraining investments. For more information, contact a Labor Market Analyst for your area.

How does your staffing compare to other companies in your type of business?
Knowing staffing patterns (distribution of occupations within an industry) can help you determine how your business compares to others. Start-up businesses can use this information to know what occupations they may need. Visit Industry Staffing Patterns & Occupational Patterns.

and More....

• Business Resources for Ohio Employers, in pdf, is an easy-to-print document that provides links to on-line resources that can provide a competitive edge.
• The Office of Workforce Development provides workforce development services for job seekers, businesses, local workforce leaders and workforce development professionals.
• Census Data: The American Fact Finder provides population, housing, economic and geographic data. Affirmative action data are available from Census Special Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Tabulation.
• Occupational Employment Statistics provide occupational wage data for workers in nonfarm establishments.
• The National Compensation Survey, by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, provides information on occupational wages paid in or near your area. Wage data are shown by industry, occupational group, full-time & part-time status, union & nonunion status, establishment size, time & incentive status, and job level.
• Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey by the Bureau of Labor Statistics provides data on job openings, hires and separations. These data are used as demand-side indicators of labor shortages at the national level.
• The Work Opportunity Tax Credit Program provides Ohio with federal tax credits for hiring individuals from target groups of disadvantaged job seekers.
• The Occupational Supply Demand System provides information and resources that employers and human resource managers can use as they examine the education levels of potential applicant pools.
• Federal and State law require employers to report newly hired and re-hired employees in Ohio to the Ohio New Hire Reporting Center.
• The Ohio Foreign Labor Certification is the program employers must use to document their hiring needs that cannot be met by U.S. workers.

Questions?

Questions about data and publications may be directed to Labor Market Analysts who are prepared to provide information about your area of Ohio.