Some glimmer of hope in Ohio employment

President Obama will introduce his 2013 budget Monday. It includes $4 trillion dollars in deficit reduction over ten years, proposed cuts to military and domestic spending, a renewed plea on tax hikes for the very wealthy, and $350 billion to stimulate job growth.

But on Saturday, a spokesman for House Speaker John Boehner said: "This unserious budget is a recipe for debt, doubt and decline." CBS Michelle Miller looks at the job picture in the Speaker's home state of Ohio where unemployment is at a three-year low.

In Marysville, Ohio, Honda is hiring.

"They can come in every day," said plant manager Jeff Tomka, "and there's eight hours of work for them. For a period of time last year, there wasn't.

Tomka has about 200 new employees and counting. In December, the assembly line added a second shift for the first time since the recession.

"Our inventories are increasing and our sales are increasing also," he said.

Albert Jordan has worked the line for more than 20 years. He said morale is running high.

"We've had a rough time," said Jordan, "but we're bouncing back."

Like the rest of the country, Ohio's unemployment rate is down. Growth in manufacturing, transportation and other sectors has helped drop it to its lowest rate since December 2008.

But in Columbus this week, the impact wasn't quite so obvious. More than 500 people showed up to the annual Blue Jackets Job Fair, the same number as last year.

Jennifer Amand has been looking for work since October. "It's been challenging," she said.

And in southeastern Ohio -- where jobs were a problem even before the recession -- unemployment is down, but still above 10 percent.

"I look everyday to find something in the area," said Patrick Bullock, "where I won't have to drive an hour-and-a-half to go to work. You can't find nothing."

With the price of commuting and childcare, Bullock said it was more cost-effective for him to watch the kids, while his wife works at the boot company across the street.

"I do believe in America and I hope it's going to get better," he said.

By the time his kids need jobs, he hopes the economy around here will be as strong as elsewhere in the state. Of the 12.8 million Americans still out of work, almost 500,000 are in Ohio.

"It's real hard," said Bullock. "But we'll make it.