Dayton, Ohio Job Growth

There were 368,700 jobs in Dayton, Ohio in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 368,285 employed persons for the month. Dayton lost 1,800 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 1,511 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Dayton job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	368,700	-1,800	-1,500
CPS	368,285	-1,511	-5,202

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 69,200 jobs have been lost in Dayton according to the employer survey. From a trough of 368,100 in December 2009, Dayton has gained 600 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 417,622 for Dayton in January 2001. 49,337 jobs have been lost in Dayton since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Dayton, Ohio Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	368,700	-1,800	368,285	-1,511
November 2011	370,500	-100	369,796	-1,373
October 2011	370,600	1,200	371,169	-1,810
September 2011	369,400	-3,100	372,979	-1,498
August 2011	372,500	400	374,477	720
July 2011	372,100	1,900	373,757	-88
June 2011	370,200	900	373,845	-361
May 2011	369,300	-1,900	374,206	381
April 2011	371,200	400	373,825	543
March 2011	370,800	900	373,282	533
February 2011	369,900	-2,300	372,749	-849
January 2011	372,200	2,000	373,598	111
December 2010	370,200	200	373,487	243