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Vredeveld, founding director of the University of Cincinnati’s Economics Center, said he thinks the jobs picture will look a little brighter than Stevie expects. He figures national unemployment will drop below Stevie’s projection, which should carry over to help the local economy.

“We’ll be below that in January,” Vredeveld said, “and hopefully we’ll continue to stay below that.”

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Economists: Cincinnati economy to grow slowly in '12

Benjamin Passty of the Economic Center at the University of Cincinnati, which compiles the report from Institute of Supply Management data, said the report shows the local manufacturing sector has built some positive momentum going into the new year.

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Area Manufacturing Picks Up

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December Report on Business

"Associate Director of Research for the Economics Center Jeff Rexhausen says Ohio retailers could earn more than $600 million annually if online stores were required to collect sales tax on purchases made in Ohio."

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Study says Ohio retailers will lose $137 million to online stores this holiday season

Jock Pitts sees the real needs of local, low-income residents every day.

As executive director of People Working Cooperatively (PWC), a non-profit that provides critical home repairs to low-income families across Southwest Ohio, Southeast Indiana and Northern Kentucky, Pitts oversees services that help more than 7,000 local families every year.

By Richard O Jones, Staff Writer Updated 7:59 PM Monday, December 5, 2011

ROSS TWP. — The Ross Local School District will partner with the Economics Center at the University of Cincinnati to create curriculum for students on dealing with financial matters.

Growth in Greater Cincinnati's manufacturing sector weakened in November to its lowest point in more than a year, according to a newly released report.

The Cincinnati Purchasing Management Index slumped to 54.9 in November from 56.9 in October, according to the Cincinnati Report on Business from the Institute for Supply Management ­ Cincinnati and the University of Cincinnati's Economics Center. Any reading above 50 indicates economic expansion. The index is compiled from a survey each month of local purchasing managers.

Local economy cooler in Nov., index shows

The local economy continued to grow but at a slower rate in November, according to the latest reading of an index gauging the Cincinnati region's manufacturing health.

The Cincinnati Purchasing Management Index measured 54.9 in November, a value that is the lowest in over a year. Any index reading over 50 indicates economic expansion.

Ohio retailers may see their best holiday selling season since 2007, with Columbus shoppers accounting for one-fifth of projected receipts from across the state.

The October number represents “a slowing in the growth of manufacturing in Cincinnati’s economy,” Ben Passty, a professor at UC’s Economics Center, wrote in the monthly report.

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Our old job skills don't match new needs

Jobs are growing locally in health care and social work.

But they’re down by the tens of thousands in many more sectors – with construction, retail and manufacturing leading the fall three years after the recession first took hold.
The result: We’re in for a big new challenge – matching the unemployed in declining industries to new jobs in a growing service sector.