• Ohio’s unemployment rate was 3.9% in February, down from 4.0% in January. However, Ohio reported 300 fewer manufacturing jobs.
• As of February, U.S. manufacturers saw a 7.1% median increase in year-over-year employee pay, according to the ADP Research Institute.
• As of December 2022, total employer compensation costs averaged $42.48 an hour, with wages and salaries costing $29.32 and benefits costing $13.17, federal data show.
• OMA Connections Partner Fisher Phillips has published this employer guidance as the NLRB’s general counsel continues her push to prohibit employers from holding so-called “captive audience” meetings addressing union representation.

Meanwhile, Michigan has become the first state in nearly 60 years to repeal its right-to-work law, reports OMA Connections Partner Thompson Hine. Supporters of Michigan’s right-to-work repeal say it may be difficult to replicate their success considering GOP supermajorities in several state legislatures. 3/30/2023