Canton-Massillon, Ohio Job Growth

There were 166,800 jobs in Canton, Ohio in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 184,249 employed persons for the month. Canton added 300 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 836 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Canton job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	166,800	+300	+5,000
CPS	184,249	+836	+2,513

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Canton, Ohio Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Canton as measured by the CES survey. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green. The CPS data is not shown since it is not seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for Canton, Ohio

CES employment for Canton peaked in April 2000 at 187,900. Since then 21,100 jobs have been lost in Canton according to the employer survey. From a trough of 158,200 in October 2009, Canton has gained 8,600 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 199,533 for Canton in April 2001. 15,284 jobs have been lost in Canton since then according to the household survey. From a December 2009 low of 179,001, Canton has added 5,248 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Canton, Ohio Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	166,800	300	184,249	836
February 2012	166,500	100	183,413	1,065
January 2012	166,400	1,900	182,348	1,267
December 2011	164,500	400	181,081	13
November 2011	164,100	300	181,068	-152
October 2011	163,800	-600	181,220	-59
September 2011	164,400	1,400	181,279	311
August 2011	163,000	500	180,968	130
July 2011	162,500	1,100	180,838	-654
June 2011	161,400	-100	181,492	-542
May 2011	161,500	-500	182,034	199
April 2011	162,000	200	181,835	99
March 2011	161,800	300	181,736	828