Ohio Job Growth

There were 5,106,600 jobs in Ohio in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 5,339,914 employed persons for the month. Ohio lost 3,300 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 5,215 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Ohio job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	5,106,600	-3,300	+72,400
CPS	5,339,914	+5,215	+6,005

Ohio Employment Changes

The charts below shows the monthly job growth for Ohio as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment in Ohio

CES employment peaked in May 2000 for Ohio at 5,637,600. Since then 531,000 jobs have been lost in Ohio according to the employer survey. From a trough of 5,003,200 in December 2009, Ohio has gained 103,400 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in Ohio reached a maximum of 5,649,358 in January 2007. 309,444 jobs have been lost in Ohio since then according to the household survey. From a November 2009 low of 5,267,512, Ohio has added 72,402 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Ohio Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	5,106,600	-3,300	5,339,914	5,215
November 2011	5,109,900	2,400	5,334,699	7,150
October 2011	5,107,500	-2,000	5,327,549	-687
September 2011	5,109,500	-9,200	5,328,236	5,002
August 2011	5,118,700	1,500	5,323,234	-10,769
July 2011	5,117,200	10,300	5,334,003	-29,159
June 2011	5,106,900	11,900	5,363,162	-21,040
May 2011	5,095,000	2,800	5,384,202	1,221
April 2011	5,092,200	4,300	5,382,981	11,370
March 2011	5,087,900	9,800	5,371,611	16,104
February 2011	5,078,100	9,800	5,355,507	11,556
January 2011	5,068,300	34,100	5,343,951	10,042
December 2010	5,034,200	-3,700	5,333,909	7,502