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Workers Wanted: Understanding Findlay's Tight Labor Market

Chamber Amplified

Chapters
0:00
Why Workforce Still Feels Hard
3:19
Meet The Local Workforce Gatekeeper
4:29
Low Unemployment And Flat Labor Force
6:10
Why Zero Unemployment Is Bad
7:33
The People Missing From The Numbers
9:02
Transportation Costs Price People Out
14:12
Childcare Costs And Missing Slots
16:05
What Employers See And Miss
18:42
Expectations Gap Between Workers And Bosses
23:47
Advice, Ohio Means Jobs, And Next Steps
26:42
Key Takeaways And Chamber Invitation
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Workers Wanted: Understanding Findlay's Tight Labor Market
Aug 18, 2026
Findlay-Hancock County Chamber of Commerce

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Why are businesses still struggling to find workers when small-business confidence is improving?

Randy Galbraith of Hancock County Job & Family Services joins Chamber Amplified to break down what the local labor market actually looks like and why hiring remains such a challenge for Findlay and Hancock County employers.

Hancock County's unemployment rate sits at just 3.6%, while its overall labor force has barely grown in more than a decade. At the same time, new businesses continue to open and existing employers need more workers.

Doug and Randy discuss what's behind that mismatch, including the rising cost of transportation, the shortage and cost of childcare, workforce participation, changing employee expectations and the challenges facing employers in an extremely tight labor market.

Chamber Amplified is presented by the Findlay-Hancock County Chamber of Commerce.

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