Ohio Job Growth

There were 5,137,900 jobs in Ohio in April 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 5,379,414 employed persons for the month. Ohio lost 3,400 jobs in April 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 12,425 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Ohio job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	April 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	5,137,900	-3,400	+47,200
CPS	5,379,414	+12,425	+73,793

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 5,636,100. Since then 498,200 jobs have been lost in Ohio according to the employer survey. From a trough of 5,001,600 in December 2009, Ohio has gained 136,300 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in Ohio reached a maximum of 5,645,928 in December 2006. 266,514 jobs have been lost in Ohio since then according to the household survey. From a December 2009 low of 5,255,784, Ohio has added 123,630 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Ohio Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2012	5,137,900	-3,400	5,379,414	12,425
March 2012	5,141,300	-5,200	5,366,989	15,042
February 2012	5,146,500	27,200	5,351,947	10,171
January 2012	5,119,300	25,000	5,341,776	8,171
December 2011	5,094,300	-2,800	5,333,605	9,996
November 2011	5,097,100	1,700	5,323,609	10,285
October 2011	5,095,400	6,900	5,313,324	11,293
September 2011	5,088,500	-800	5,302,031	9,787
August 2011	5,089,300	2,500	5,292,244	4,473
July 2011	5,086,800	10,900	5,287,771	-2,739
June 2011	5,075,900	-7,300	5,290,510	-7,507
May 2011	5,083,200	-7,500	5,298,017	-7,604
April 2011	5,090,700	13,300	5,305,621	-2,979