Cross' Mills Public Library in March, at the start of the pandemic. Despite closing more than once in the last year, the library has maintained a robust slate of offerings, both virtual and in-person.

Many local governments are hurting financially as they fight back from the devastating effects of the coronavirus. It will take ingenuity, collaboration across departmental lines and cooperation from ...

Local employment conditions appear to be holding up better than expected given federal-government cutbacks and their ripple effects across the broader economy. “Is the situation as dire as we were ...

Preliminary labor market survey data say local hiring is up, but the region’s job growth in the first half of 2025 trailed behind most of Ohio’s other urban areas. The Dayton economy added 600 new ...

For the fourth quarter of 2024, we highlight significant new employer obligations in 18 states. We highlight new state and local employment laws impacting the workplace, including new and updated paid ...

State and local laws are HR’s biggest compliance concern right now, according to our recent reader poll. While the federal government works to reduce regulations on businesses, states and cities (and ...

State and local governments rolled out the red carpet to federal workers who were laid off en masse this year. But months after losing their jobs, many federal applicants are still waiting to get ...

Employment in the transportation sector will grow, while clerical jobs will decline, according to a recent report. State Government Employment on the Rise Local and state government employment is ...