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Portrait of a region in transition

Northeast Ohio does create higher-paying jobs

Northeast Ohioans should expect Tom Waltermire to accentuate the positive. The chief executive of Team NEO explained to Paula Schleis, a Beacon Journal staff writer, that his ''personal mission'' involves getting the region to see that its economic circumstances aren't as bad as many think. Thus, he was delighted last week with the findings of the most recent Northeast Ohio Economic Review showing that higher-paying jobs are growing at a faster rate than lower-paying jobs.

So much spin? Not really.

To be sure, the region hardly ranks among those areas expanding robustly. Job growth remains modest overall. About two-thirds of workers make less than the average salary of $37,817 a year. Worth emphasis is that while production jobs have plummeted (down 20 percent since 1992), other sectors have featured healthy gains. In addition, many of these occupations pay substantially more than production jobs.

Waltermire and other business leaders stress the need for improved job training in the region and across the state. They rightly emphasize the rewards of a work force with higher skills — for the individual and the economy as a whole. That requires a broader and deeper investment in education, starting with making colleges and universities more affordable.

An economic transition as profound as the one facing Northeast Ohio won't happen overnight, no matter the remedy devised. As the Team NEO report suggests, 15 years can be telling. Will the region, and the state, do what is necessary so that in 2022, the gains in employment will be more impressive?

Northeast Ohioans should expect Tom Waltermire to accentuate the positive. The chief executive of Team NEO explained to Paula Schleis, a Beacon Journal staff writer, that his ''personal mission'' involves getting the region to see that its economic circumstances aren't as bad as many think. Thus, he was delighted last week with the findings of the most recent Northeast Ohio Economic Review showing that higher-paying jobs are growing at a faster rate than lower-paying jobs.

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