Canton-Massillon, Ohio Job Growth

There were 161,700 jobs in Canton, Ohio in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 181,081 employed persons for the month. Canton added 700 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 13 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Canton job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	161,700	+700	+2,700
CPS	181,081	+13	+440

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 26,200 jobs have been lost in Canton according to the employer survey. From a trough of 158,100 in October 2009, Canton has gained 3,600 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 199,533 for Canton in April 2001. 18,452 jobs have been lost in Canton since then according to the household survey. From a December 2009 low of 179,001, Canton has added 2,080 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Canton, Ohio Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	161,700	700	181,081	13
November 2011	161,000	-400	181,068	-152
October 2011	161,400	-300	181,220	-59
September 2011	161,700	1,600	181,279	311
August 2011	160,100	600	180,968	130
July 2011	159,500	1,300	180,838	-654
June 2011	158,200	-1,400	181,492	-542
May 2011	159,600	-500	182,034	199
April 2011	160,100	-1,100	181,835	99
March 2011	161,200	1,000	181,736	828
February 2011	160,200	-100	180,908	181
January 2011	160,300	1,300	180,727	86
December 2010	159,000	-200	180,641	70