Report: Ohio workers productive but making less

Published September 3, 2014 2:01pm ET



DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Ohio workers are more productive and better educated these days, yet they aren’t necessarily making more money as a result, according to a new report.

Ohio productivity grew by nearly 67 percent between 1979 and 2013, while median hourly wages fell by 1.1 percent when adjusted for inflation. That’s according to a recent analysis of jobs data from Policy Matters Ohio, a Cleveland-based economic think tank.

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