A total of 17,095 jobs have been created or saved in Ohio thanks to stimulus funding; that is according to the most recent state/territory summaries available on www.recovery.gov. The more the 17,000 jobs cost the government $5,041,060,256 in Ohio or $294,885.07 per job.

Congressional district 15 is leading the pack with 13,212 jobs retained or created, costing more than $1.4 billion. The 15th district is represented by Democrat Mary Jo Kilroy and includes a portion of Franklin County and all of Union and Madison Counties. The 11th congressional district has seen the second largest number of jobs due to the stimulus, 394.5, costing more than $349 million. The 11th district includes the East Side of Cleveland and most of the suburbs of Cuyahoga County; Democrat Marcia Fudge is the representative. The average cost per job in the 15th district is $103,420.23 and $886,547.80 in the 11th district.

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More than 80% of the jobs created or retained with stimulus money are located in Central Ohio. When broken down by greatest number of jobs created or retained per zip code, three of the top five are located in Columbus; one is located in Dayton and another is located in Cleveland.

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All of the top 20 award recipients are a part of the public sector. The first privately-held company to appear on the list is Pepper Construction Group, LLC; the Ohio offices are based in Dublin and Cincinnati. The Ohio Department of Transportation and the Executive Office of the State of Ohio have both received the biggest percentage of stimulus funding so far, 8% each.

Top Recipients