On a scale from "I don't wanna work" to "I just wanna bang on the drum all day," the lack of talent to fill new jobs in Ohio is a full-on jazz band 🥁🎷.
Microchip giant Intel and some major defense contractors are moving into the Buckeye State, leaving companies up to their ears in open positions. But how come they can't get butts in the seats 💺?
Here’s Five Fast Facts on the situation:
- ✌🚛 Adios, Ohio - According to a recent study by moving company United Van Lines, Ohio is one of the top ten states people are moving away from. Many people said they were leaving due to retirement, but most cited job-related reasons. Maybe they should turn that van around??
- 🐄 #FarmLife - Ohio's number one job was farming just a few generations ago. Even though times are changing, people tend to hold on to the past. They might hold off on applying to the newer available jobs in fields like technology and renewable energy.
- 🎓 Debt Free, Yippee! - Officials are proposing a bill that offers student loan forgiveness if you take one of these new jobs. College graduates who stay in Ohio instead of working elsewhere would be eligible.
- 💻 But Here's The Twist - ...but not so fast, new grads. You'll have to stay in that cubicle for at least three years for your loan to be completely forgiven.
- 💸 No Such Thing As Free Lunch - It's estimated that the proposed bill could cost the state up to $150 million over the next three years. While that's a big chunk of change, supporters of the bill say that's nothing compared to the $367 million of taxpayer money lost from people leaving the state.
🔥Bottom line: With so many people leaving, Ohio might have to do more than dangle the student loan forgiveness carrot 🥕. The jobs coming in seem super-promising, but we'll see if it's enough to keep citizens from calling that moving truck.
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