Dayton, Ohio Job Growth

There were 378,100 jobs in Dayton, Ohio in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 374,840 employed persons for the month. Dayton added 1,500 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,942 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Dayton job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	378,100	+1,500	+3,800
CPS	374,840	+1,942	+1,558

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

Dayton, Ohio Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Dayton peaked in May 2000 at 437,900. Since then 59,800 jobs have been lost in Dayton according to the employer survey. From a trough of 368,900 in December 2009, Dayton has gained 9,200 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 417,622 for Dayton in January 2001. 42,782 jobs have been lost in Dayton since then according to the household survey. From a December 2011 low of 368,285, Dayton has added 6,555 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Dayton, Ohio Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	378,100	1,500	374,840	1,942
February 2012	376,600	-1,200	372,898	2,216
January 2012	377,800	500	370,682	2,397
December 2011	377,300	-1,100	368,285	-1,511
November 2011	378,400	0	369,796	-1,373
October 2011	378,400	800	371,169	-1,810
September 2011	377,600	400	372,979	-1,498
August 2011	377,200	200	374,477	720
July 2011	377,000	3,100	373,757	-88
June 2011	373,900	-200	373,845	-361
May 2011	374,100	-600	374,206	381
April 2011	374,700	400	373,825	543
March 2011	374,300	-100	373,282	533