It's a tough time for the job market. Amid wider economic uncertainty, some analysts have said that businesses are at a “no-hire, no fire” standstill.

The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage point Wednesday, because the central bank is more concerned about the job market than it is with battling inflation.

Ohio’s current unemployment rate stands at 4.5%, which places it in the second half of the country. Projects in the Miami Valley, such as the Innovation Hub on Main, and the return of industry jobs could potentially improve Ohio’s economic landscape.

A new survey of working Americans showed which industries typically have the highest rates of people saying they're struggling financially.

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The ongoing partial government shutdown prevented the Labor Department from releasing the anticipated September jobs report as scheduled on Friday, causing economic data watchers to turn their attention to alternative sources to gauge labor market conditions.