JobsOhio Announces Records for Jobs, Payroll

JobsOhio — the state’s private economic development arm — reports that a record 29,104 new jobs and $1.6 billion in payroll were pledged in 2021. That’s up from 19,021 and $1 billion, respectively, in 2020. Moreover, JobsOhio set new records for job retention (75,416) and projects won (414) last year. See the full report.

Among JobsOhio’s 10 targeted sectors, advanced manufacturing saw the most projects at 178 and the second-highest number of jobs at 5,819. Manufacturing also saw the largest capital investment at $1.91 billion, with food and agribusiness coming in second at $1.41 billion.

According to Gongwer News Service, the 2021 report does not include Intel’s planned $20 billion facility, which was announced in January 2022. 7/6/2022