Help Wanted: View Video
Regional News Stories: Monday, April 20, 2009
Over the past two months, The Plain Dealer and online partner cleveland.com began a massive effort to interview, photograph and video 88 Northeast Ohioans whose jobs were swallowed by the cratering economy. This week the PD in collaboration with WVIZ/PBS and 90.3 WCPN ideastream launch the first of what will become many installments of reports, interviews, talk shows, blogs and videos over the coming months chronicling their trials and their joys - a series called Help Wanted.

Help Wanted: The Stories of the Unemployed
Regional News Stories: Monday, April 20, 2009
On this Monday morning, the beginning of another work week, consider this: roughly one in ten Ohioans is looking for a job. New figures show the state's unemployment rate stands at 9.7% - the highest it's been in more than 25 years. Over the weekend, the Plain Dealer kicked off a major project. For the rest of the year reporters will be following 88 people from Northeast Ohio who are looking for work. WVIZ/PBS and 90.3 WCPN ideastream® are collaborating with the Plain Dealer on the project which will result in multiple reports, videos, discussions and interviews. Deputy Managing Editor Elizabeth McIntyre spoke with ideastream's Eric Wellman about the Help Wanted series.

Help Wanted: Different Jobs, Same Experiences
Regional News Stories: Monday, April 20, 2009
Throughout the rest of the year, WCPN and the Plain Dealer will be chronicling the journey of these jobless workers as they navigate the unemployment system, go on job interviews, and cope with the financial and emotional stress that comes with job loss. The series is called “Help Wanted.” ideastream®’s Dan Bobkoff begins our initial profiles.

Help Wanted: Applying Online Can Be Like a Black Hole for Job-seekers
Regional News Stories: Thursday, April 23, 2009
As part of ideastream®’s Help Wanted series with the Plain Dealer, we’re bringing you the stories of Northeast Ohio’s newly unemployed. As we were listening to the interviews with dozens of job-seekers, we found a common frustration. ideastream® reporter Dan Bobkoff talks with Morning Edition host Eric Wellman about the troubles of applying for jobs on the internet.

Over 50 and Unemployed
Regional News Stories: Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Among the thousands of people on the job hunt in Northeast Ohio are a group of folks past fifty who never expected to find themselves unemployed. They’ve been called everything from “mature workers” to “seasoned professionals”. And now, they’re trying to figure out where they belong in a marketplace that keeps getting younger. ideastream®’s David C. Barnett reports.

Cleveland Job Fair Caters to the Needs of Vets
Regional News Stories: Friday, May 1, 2009
As Northeast Ohio veterans finish up their tours of duty in the military, many are finding another tough battle waiting for them back home --- finding a job. ideastream®'s David C. Barnett has more on a career fair for vets that took place yesterday at Cleveland Browns Stadium.

Help Wanted: Over 50 and Looking for Work
The Sound of Ideas: Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Half a million jobs were lost last month across the United States, and statistics suggest older workers are particularly hard hit. Baby boomers do have the edge when it comes to experience and skills but with higher salaries and higher health care costs, many companies have been putting them first on the chopping block. So how can out-of-work aging adults compete in the most competitive job market in 80 years? Wednesday morning at 9, we'll get advice from front lines, the unemployment line and the experts.

Older Workers Struggle with Job Search
Regional News Stories: Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Americans 55 and over make up one fifth of the work force. And like their younger co-workers, they're susceptible to downsizing... only more so in fact. And it takes older workers longer to find new jobs according to government data. Several in that situation talked about it this morning on 90.3's The Sound of Ideas. It's part of our ongoing coverage of the unemployed: Help Wanted, a collaboration with The Plain Dealer. ideastream®'s Paul Cox reports.

Help Wanted: The Double Whammy
Regional News Stories: Thursday, May 14, 2009
For married couples, it’s bad enough when one breadwinner loses a job; imagine what it’s like when both partners get pink slips. That was the situation for 124,000 families last year….up nearly 30 percent from 2006, and while we don’t have numbers yet for 2009, it’s almost surely rising. As part of our “Help Wanted” collaboration with the Plain Dealer, ideastream®’s Dan Bobkoff introduces us to one family facing this double whammy.

Help Wanted: A New Career
Regional News Stories: Thursday, May 28, 2009
The loss of a job can be devastating news. But, it can also be an opportunity to re-invent yourself. As part of our "Help Wanted" collaboration with the Plain Dealer, ideastream®'s David C. Barnett brings us the story of a young Geauga County father who's going against the odds to start a new business.

Labor Secretary Announces Additional Funds for Ohio’s Unemployed
Regional News Stories: Wednesday, June 3, 2009
U.S. Labor secretary Hilda Solis today announced nearly 18 million dollars in federal stimulus money to help Ohioans who have recently been laid off. The funding is in addition to the 88 million dollars for unemployment benefits and retraining announced in Perrysburg Tuesday. Ideastream's Bill Rice reports.

Gov’t Retraining Programs Leaves Some Still Looking for Jobs
Regional News Stories: Monday, June 22, 2009
Millions of federal stimulus dollars are pouring into Ohio to retrain laid off workers. So, more and more of those who've been laid off are doing something they never thought they'd do again - heading back to school. But re-training is no guarantee of a job as some Ohioans are finding out. As part of our ongoing collaboration with the Plain Dealer, ideastream®'s Ida Lieszkovszky has the latest in our Help Wanted installments.

Help Wanted at Local “Green” Laundromat
Regional News Stories: Sunday, July 5, 2009
One of America’s dirtiest jobs is getting “greener.” It’s the cleaning of laundry from hospitals and nursing homes. Now, the industrial strength washers and dryers used to rid sheets and gowns of germs, blood and other soiling that can spread infection… are more energy efficient and use a lot less water. And in Cleveland these next generation machines are at the center of a budding opportunity for at least a few new jobs. ideastream® intern Ida Lieszkovszky has this report.

Tweeting for a Job
Regional News Stories: Monday, July 6, 2009
With unemployment rates at a 26 year high, new college graduates are among those finding it harder than ever to get a job. The fierce competition is spurring some creative approaches. For a first hand update on the methods and tools of job hunters, we turned to ideastream® intern Ida Lieszkovszky, a recent college graduate herself.

Journalists Find New Careers
Regional News Stories: Friday, July 10, 2009
It's been said that the profession of journalism is something that's in your blood. Many reporters and editors talk about the passion they have for their work. But, with so many local newspapers, TV, and radio stations cutting staff, some area journalists have found passion isn't paying the rent. As part of our "Help Wanted" collaboration with the Plain Dealer, ideastream®'s David C. Barnett brings us the stories of some who've had to leave the media altogether and re-invented themselves in new careers.

Help Wanted:  Even The Highly Educated Struggle for Job
Regional News Stories: Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Zeke Rodriguez of Lorain has degrees in business and law, but has been out of work for seven months. He brokered multi-million dollar commercial real estate deals in the Miami area until the real estate market there went under. Now he's living with his parents in Lorain hoping to land a job in a line of work he finds more meaningful. ideastream®'s Eric Wellman reports.

Educating Journalists for an Unknown Future
Regional News Stories: Thursday, July 16, 2009
One out of five jobs in journalism has disappeared since 2001 --- that's according to a Pew Foundation study. The industry continues to shed jobs by the thousands and hardly anyone is hiring. The odd thing is --- the number of students signing up for journalism and communication courses across the country continues to rise. ideastream®'s David C. Barnett paid a visit to Kent State University to find out why.

A Journalist-in-Training’s View of the Future
Regional News Stories: Thursday, July 16, 2009
Ida Lieszkovszky posted this blog for WCPN and NPR on the future of journalism and journalists: As a recent college graduate, already the veteran of a former public radio station (RIP WMUB 88.5) and a public radio intern at WCPN ideastream®, one thing has become very clear to me: I’m insane for choosing to pursue a career in journalism. People have told me so, literally, and on multiple occasions. Here’s why.

Help Wanted: Tower Climber
Regional News Stories: Monday, July 27, 2009
With Ohio's latest unemployment rate topping 11 percent, most any job has lots of would-be takers. However, ideastream intern Ida Lieszkovszky recently stumbled upon an exception….tower climber. Tri County Tower based in North Jackson, Ohio, erects and maintains all kinds of towers all over the state and their "Help Wanted" sign is almost always out. As Lieszkovszky reports, it takes a special person to answer that ad.

Help Wanted: Plenty of Jobs for Teachers… Just Not in Ohio
Regional News Stories: Monday, September 14, 2009
Ohio has a national reputation for turning out quality teachers. The trouble is, the state's been having a hard time keeping them employed. As part of our "Help Wanted" collaboration with the Plain Dealer, ideastream®'s David C. Barnett explores the job prospects in education at a time when teaching assignments are getting scarce.

Surviving Both Sides of a Layoff
Regional News Stories: Monday, September 14, 2009
Getting laid off can be a devastating experience; so can surviving a layoff. Often those who avoid the pink slips suffer from anxiety and guilt. ideastream® reporter Ida Lieszkovszky has this case in point that involves two friends who used to work together at a small design company in Copley, Ohio.

Help Wanted: How About the Army, or Peace Corps?
Regional News Stories: Wednesday, September 16, 2009
There’s one thing you can count on in a recession; even if almost no one else is hiring, the U.S. military is. As a consequence, all branches of the service are meeting or exceeding their goals. And the recession has been good for other forms of voluntary service to the country too. ideastream®’s Ida Lieszkovszky has the latest installment in our Help Wanted series.

Ohio Unemployment Up Again
Regional News Stories: Friday, November 20, 2009
Ohio's unemployment rate has gone up for the first time in three months, to 10.5 percent in October from 10.1 percent in September. The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services says joblessness increased despite slightly more hiring by both services and goods-producing businesses. Ohio Public Radio's Bill Cohen has more.