Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio Job Growth

There were 993,700 jobs in Cincinnati, Ohio in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,017,731 employed persons for the month. Cincinnati lost 1,100 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 861 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Cincinnati job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	993,700	-1,100	+16,100
CPS	1,017,731	-861	+5,364

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

Cincinnati, Ohio Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Cincinnati 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 Cincinnati, Ohio

CES employment for Cincinnati peaked in January 2008 at 1,054,100. Since then 60,400 jobs have been lost in Cincinnati according to the employer survey. From a trough of 977,600 in December 2010, Cincinnati has gained 16,100 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 1,066,370 for Cincinnati in April 2008. 48,639 jobs have been lost in Cincinnati since then according to the household survey. From a January 2010 low of 1,005,774, Cincinnati has added 11,957 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Cincinnati, Ohio Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	993,700	-1,100	1,017,731	-861
November 2011	994,800	-2,800	1,018,592	-919
October 2011	997,600	300	1,019,511	-848
September 2011	997,300	4,700	1,020,359	-348
August 2011	992,600	900	1,020,707	-1,026
July 2011	991,700	0	1,021,733	-2,883
June 2011	991,700	-500	1,024,616	207
May 2011	992,200	-1,700	1,024,409	3,404
April 2011	993,900	4,200	1,021,005	3,875
March 2011	989,700	-400	1,017,130	4,223
February 2011	990,100	6,300	1,012,907	1,353
January 2011	983,800	6,200	1,011,554	-813
December 2010	977,600	-2,600	1,012,367	306