Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio Job Growth

There were 1,006,100 jobs in Cincinnati, Ohio in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,015,697 employed persons for the month. Cincinnati added 7,600 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,411 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Cincinnati job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	1,006,100	+7,600	+20,300
CPS	1,015,697	+1,411	-1,433

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 1,053,800. Since then 47,700 jobs have been lost in Cincinnati according to the employer survey. From a trough of 978,500 in December 2010, Cincinnati has gained 27,600 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 1,066,370 for Cincinnati in April 2008. 50,673 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 9,923 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Cincinnati, Ohio Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	1,006,100	7,600	1,015,697	1,411
February 2012	998,500	1,300	1,014,286	-1,370
January 2012	997,200	1,500	1,015,656	-2,075
December 2011	995,700	1,600	1,017,731	-861
November 2011	994,100	500	1,018,592	-919
October 2011	993,600	300	1,019,511	-848
September 2011	993,300	3,000	1,020,359	-348
August 2011	990,300	1,100	1,020,707	-1,026
July 2011	989,200	4,400	1,021,733	-2,883
June 2011	984,800	-2,000	1,024,616	207
May 2011	986,800	-1,700	1,024,409	3,404
April 2011	988,500	2,700	1,021,005	3,875
March 2011	985,800	900	1,017,130	4,223