Ohio

  • Project Labor Agreements

    No state policy. However, state and local government entities have implemented PLA requirements. In 2011, the Ohio School Facilities Commission (OSFC) voted to prohibit PLA mandates on OSFC funded projects.

  • Prevailing Wage

    Yes; the threshold for new construction is $250,000. For reconstruction, enlargement, alteration, repair, remodeling, renovation, or painting, the threshold is $75,000. The threshold for new construction connected to road/bridge construction is $78,258. For reconstruction, enlargement, alteration, repair, remodeling, renovation, or painting a road/bridge, the threshold is $23,447. As a note, prevailing wage is prohibited on all K-12 school construction, the construction of county-owned hospitals and construction funded by Industrial Revenue Bonds.

  • Right to Work

    No.

  • Public-Private Partnerships

    Statute authorizes the use of P3s on transportation projects. Unsolicited bids are authorized under specified conditions for transportation projects.

  • Workforce Development Incentives

    Current labor supply satisfies 124% of peak labor demand.

    State offered $101,287,441 in grants and incentives for workforce preparation and development in 2023.

  • Career and Technical Education

    88% of CTE high school graduates placed in colleges or careers.

    Ohio does recognize NCCER as an approved curriculum for CTE programs.

  • Job Growth Rate

    1.4%.

Monthly Unemployment Rate in Ohio

Please see ABC's state-by-state construction unemployment data here.

Industry Overview

Prompt Pay

Private: No law in place.
Public: The owner must pay the prime within 30 days after invoice unless otherwise agreed to.
Subs: For both public and private, a prime must pay the sub and the sub must pay lower tiers within 10 days of receiving payment.

Immigration/E-Verify Mandate

No law in place.

Percentage of State GDP From Nonresidential Construction

3.7%.

Incidence Rate

3.6

Occupational Safety & Health Oversight (State vs. Federal)

Federal oversight.

Percentage of Union Membership in Private Construction

15.3%.

Marijuana Legalization Status

Legalized for medicinal use, decriminalized for personal use.

Business Facts

Minimum Wage

9.30

Percentage of Pensions Funded

80%

Effective Real-Estate Tax Rate

1.52%

Corporate Income Tax Rate(s)

0% (Tax on Gross Receipts)

State and Local Public Construction Expenditures (in millions)

$9,754
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Overall Rank 31
  • Project Labor Agreements C
  • Prevailing Wage D
  • Right to Work F
  • Public-Private Partnerships B
  • Workforce Development Incentives A
  • Career & Technical Education B
  • Job Growth Rate C

Compared to

Ohio
 
National
C
PLA
B
B
PPP
C
A
WDI
C
B
CTE
B
C
JGR
C

Compared to the National Average

Ohio
 
National
C
PLA
B
B
PPP
C
A
WDI
C
B
CTE
B
C
JGR
C

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