HR Roundup: U.S. Manufacturing Payrolls Dip

• U.S. manufacturing payrolls were negative for the first time in 21 months, according to the latest federal jobs report. (OMA Connections Partner RSM summarizes the details.)
• Ohio’s unemployment rate improved to 4% in January, down from a revised 4.1% in December 2022. (Here are the jobless rates in each county.)
• Ohio has still not regained the number of private-sector jobs that existed in February 2020, and the state’s labor force participation continues to trail the U.S. average, the Buckeye Institute reports.
• New data show that 2022 saw a 52% increase in the number of U.S. labor strikes and related work stoppages compared to 2021, says OMA Connections Partner Fisher Phillips.
• On April 19, OMA Connections Partner Calfee will present a webinar on the federal SECURE Act 2.0 to discuss the provisions impacting employers. Register here.

Meanwhile, new research shows yearly spending on HR administration increased from $155 per employee in 2021 to $194 per employee in 2022, according to EHS Today. 3/16/2023