Ohio will lose 51,000 jobs, $5.3 billion due to Trump cuts by 2029, new analysis finds

By: Marty Schladen

Outlets: Ohio Capital Journal

Published: June 22, 2026

Words: 641

Last Updated: 1 month ago


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Ohio will lose 51,000 jobs and $5.3 billion from the state economy in 2029, according to a new analysis.

That’s the effect that cuts to Medicaid and food assistance under a massive 2025 spending law will have when they’re fully phased in. It’s also the consequence of Republicans allowing Affordable Care Act subsidies to expire at the end of the last year, according to a Commonwealth Fund analysis which was published last week.

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