Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio Job Growth Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio Job Growth tag:www.deptofnumbers.com,2012-02-02:/employment/ohio/cleveland 2012-02-02T08:54:25-08:00 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

CES and CPS employment chart through December 2011

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
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