In 1992, Clinton won Ohio by just 2% with perot taking a good chunk of the electorate. While in 1995, Dole lost the national vote by 8.5%, but lost Ohio by 6% with Perot taking 11% of the vote.
Despite Ohio's economic foils, it's certainly not as bad as it was in 1992 -- and the state has been trending more to the Republican side, mainly due to the bleeding of Northeast Ohio.
The odd thing, is that Clinton and Carter won Ohio not because of the swing in NE Ohio, but rather because of the swing in the Copperhead territory along the Ohio River outside of the Cinci metro area.