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Governor Strickland’s Proposed Balance Budget Framework 

In a press release issued Friday, June 19, 2009, the Governor announced his suggestions for the House/Senate budget conference committee on how to pare another $3.2 Billion from the F10-F11 state operating budget bill. These suggestions consist of $2.4 Billion in additional agency cuts as well as revenue generating actions, most notably the allowance of video lottery terminals at Ohio racetracks.

The Governor’s message includes links to a Proposed Framework to Balance FY 10-11

• Narrative Summary
• Balance Sheet by Line Item
• Highlighted State Strategies to balance FY10 budget

Mass Layoff Statistics (MLS) is a federal-state cooperative standardized program designed to identify, describe and track the impact of large job cutbacks. A mass layoff event occurs when an establishment has at least 50 initial unemployment compensation claims filed against it within a five-week period and the layoff lasts longer than 30 days.

The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services releases quarterly mass layoff data. The Mass Layoff Statistics website includes current and historical data about layoffs, annual closures, and loss of employment.

Connect to the Historical Civilian Labor Force Estimates at http://lmi.state.oh.us/ASP/LAUS/vbLAUS.htm to find Ohio employment and unemployment numbers and rates. Interactive database allows users to create tables of data for the state, MSA, counties, and cities in Ohio. Data can be set by month or by year, and coverage is 1970 through the current month and year.

To listen to the Governor’s 2009 State of the State Address click here

Current month’s Civilian Labor Force Estimates are available at http://lmi.state.oh.us/laus/current.htm