People are quitting without having jobs lined up, with 56% of those who quit their jobs in the past 12 months not having another job lined up before they quit. The research found that the lower a worker’s household income, the more likely they were to have their hours cut. On the jobseekers side, 26% said they were laid off during the pandemic, and 28% said they had hours cut or took a pay cut. The employer side of the work was funded by ConxusNEO with a $25,000 contribution, while the jobseekers side was funded with a $97,200 federal grant awarded from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. Partners on the project include ConxusNEO, the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments, Team NEO and Fund for Our Economic Future. Five focus groups are also underway, with six to 10 participants.Ĭontacts with employers included 254 surveys (122 in Summit, 99 in Portage and 33 in Medina), as well as six employee roundtables. Twelve-minute surveys were conducted with 2,400 working-age adults 18 and older in Summit, Medina and Portage counties via phone and web, with 800 interviews done per county. What did the Where Are the Workers report show? “We think that this is…a regional issue because jobs are not necessarily confined to counties, and job seekers are not confined to counties, so understanding how it works in our broader labor market was important,” Millard said. The broader project included close to 800 employers and nearly 5,000 jobseekers. The Akron-area project included discussions with more than 250 employers and 2,400 working age adults in Greater Akron. The work initially focused on Summit, Medina and Portage counties, partly funded by the Summit and Medina Workforce Area, but it eventually expanded into a broader regional 11-county research project, led by the Fund for Our Economic Future. They’re in your organization,” said Greater Akron Chamber President and CEO Steve Millard, who is also on the ConxusNEO board. “You have to upskill them, and you have to give them reasons to want to stay with you for the long term.” Its report - titled “ Where Are the Workers?” - looks at shifts in employer and jobseeker experiences and attitudes since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. To view index files, your computer must have the free Adobe Acrobat Reader application installed.Where are the workers in Greater Akron? ‘Right under your nose,’ chamber president says - Akron Beacon JournalĪs businesses have struggled with finding enough employees, Akron-based workforce development agency ConxusNEO decided to find out where the workers have gone. The Library of Congress’ Chronicling America project provides free access to many issues of Akron Daily Democrat May 1, 1899-December 31, 1902. You may search the Akron Beacon Journal 1872-present through, but you must have a private subscription to view articles. Text-only versions of articles 1984-present are available with an ASCPL library card through NewsBank. To request a copy of an article cited in the indexes, please contact us.įor obituary citations after 1939, see our Akron Beacon Journal Obituary Indexes, 1937-present, as well as the Hayes Research Library’s Ohio Obituary Index, which allows you to search across all years. Murders, accidents or other deaths by violence are indexed under the person’s name divorces are generally found under the names of the parties involved. Obituaries may be found under the heading for "deaths" or under the last name of the individual. partial indexes exist for some years prior to 1890.Resources for Early Childhood Educators.Friends of the Springfield-Lakemore Branch Library.Friends of the Richfield Branch Library.Friends of the Portage Lakes Branch Library.Friends of the Odom Boulevard Branch Library.Friends of the Northwest Akron Branch Library.Friends of the North Hill Branch Library.Friends of the Nordonia Hills Branch Library.Friends of the Maple Valley Branch Library.Friends of the Highland Square Branch Library.Friends of the Firestone Park Branch Library.Friends of the Fairlawn-Bath Branch Library.National Register of Historic Places - Summit County.
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