Last month the State of Ohio continued its decades-old tradition of presenting any economic news as positive: Ohio Department of Development: Economic Overview (PDF - 58KB) I think it is safe to ignore their touting of the wonders of Ohio's manufacturing sector, since it is dying. Instead, let's ask a few questions, crunching the numbers ourselves to try and answer them. How many potential workers are in Ohio? Ohio's potential workforce is a lot higher than that given in the report's... read more