Report: Plentiful central Ohio jobs often far from where potential workers live

The Columbus area has an abundance of retail and service industry jobs and an undersupply of applicants in northern areas around Interstate 270 and an oversupply of applicants on the city’s South Side, according to a new Urban Institute study that focuses on the mismatch between where available jobs are and where those seeking jobs live.

Central Ohio is home to people looking for jobs and employers eager to hire them, but in many cases those potential workers don’t live near those available jobs.

The Columbus area has an abundance of retail and service industry jobs and an undersupply of applicants in northern areas around Interstate 270, as well as an oversupply of applicants on the city’s South Side, according to a new Urban Institute study that focuses on the mismatch between where jobs are available and where job seekers live.