Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio Job Growth

There were 989,600 jobs in Cleveland, Ohio in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,011,399 employed persons for the month. Cleveland lost 1,500 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 3,329 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Cleveland job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	989,600	-1,500	-2,100
CPS	1,011,399	+3,329	+25,123

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

Cleveland, Ohio Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Cleveland peaked in May 2000 at 1,138,200. Since then 148,600 jobs have been lost in Cleveland according to the employer survey. From a trough of 985,400 in March 2010, Cleveland has gained 4,200 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 1,067,085 for Cleveland in January 2001. 55,686 jobs have been lost in Cleveland since then according to the household survey. From a December 2009 low of 970,166, Cleveland has added 41,233 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Cleveland, Ohio Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	989,600	-1,500	1,011,399	3,329
November 2011	991,100	-200	1,008,070	4,548
October 2011	991,300	-3,600	1,003,522	5,128
September 2011	994,900	-6,300	998,394	5,737
August 2011	1,001,200	-600	992,657	2,168
July 2011	1,001,800	2,000	990,489	-4,040
June 2011	999,800	4,200	994,529	-4,321
May 2011	995,600	-300	998,850	1,284
April 2011	995,900	-3,600	997,566	3,628
March 2011	999,500	-200	993,938	3,137
February 2011	999,700	2,700	990,801	3,044
January 2011	997,000	5,300	987,757	1,481
December 2010	991,700	-1,600	986,276	1,430