Lima, Ohio Job Growth

There were 54,100 jobs in Lima, Ohio in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 46,368 employed persons for the month. Lima added 400 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 181 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Lima job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	54,100	+400	+2,100
CPS	46,368	+181	+693

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

Lima, Ohio Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Lima peaked in November 2000 at 59,500. Since then 5,400 jobs have been lost in Lima according to the employer survey. From a trough of 51,400 in June 2010, Lima has gained 2,700 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 49,554 for Lima in March 2006. 3,186 jobs have been lost in Lima since then according to the household survey. From a June 2010 low of 45,438, Lima has added 930 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Lima, Ohio Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	54,100	400	46,368	181
November 2011	53,700	600	46,187	-15
October 2011	53,100	500	46,202	-134
September 2011	52,600	0	46,336	-69
August 2011	52,600	-500	46,405	17
July 2011	53,100	100	46,388	17
June 2011	53,000	500	46,371	47
May 2011	52,500	300	46,324	56
April 2011	52,200	-500	46,268	-20
March 2011	52,700	0	46,288	171
February 2011	52,700	-100	46,117	182
January 2011	52,800	800	45,935	260
December 2010	52,000	-500	45,675	42