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Ohio #41
36.0 composite of 100 Based on 61% of intended metrics
MD
Mike DeWine R
Mayor · since 2019-01-14
Source: Wikidata (P6 head of government), retrieved 2026-06-18
Establishment entry rate (new business formation)9.349% · Census BDS 2022 ·
13.2
Job creation rate15.388% · Census BDS 2022 ·
29.4
Nonfarm job growth (YoY)0.29% · April 2026 ·
77.0
Not yet sourced: Metro GDP growth (BEA metro GDP key blocked by signup CAPTCHA); Business survival rate (BLS BED ingest pending); Cost of doing business (C2ER + Tax Foundation feed pending).