Alaant Workforce Solutions survey finds local hiring is not swayed by national outlook. Capital Region hiring outlook steady, businesses looking for workers.

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Preliminary labor market survey data say local hiring is up, but the region’s job growth in the first half of 2025 trailed behind most of Ohio’s other urban areas.