Wages in Ohio were heading down before recession hit, report shows

 

by Olivera Perkins/Plain Dealer Reporter

 

Sunday September 06, 2009, 12:02 AM

 

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Even if you have a job, this Labor Day may not feel like a celebration, according to an annual report to be released Sunday.

 

Policy Matters Ohio, a policy research group, says:

 

• Ohio's median hourly wage, at $15.04, is 70 cents less than the national median -- the largest gap ever.

 

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http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2009/09/ohio_wages_were_heading_down_b.html

This was on the front page of the Dayton Daily News, including a big graph showing Ohio vs US wages, since 1979.