Toledo, Ohio Job Growth

There were 302,800 jobs in Toledo, Ohio in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 292,049 employed persons for the month. Toledo added 400 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 175 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Toledo job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	302,800	+400	+3,900
CPS	292,049	-175	-788

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

Toledo, Ohio Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Toledo peaked in April 2000 at 347,800. Since then 45,000 jobs have been lost in Toledo according to the employer survey. From a trough of 292,800 in June 2009, Toledo has gained 10,000 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 324,624 for Toledo in January 2001. 32,575 jobs have been lost in Toledo since then according to the household survey. From a December 2009 low of 287,694, Toledo has added 4,355 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Toledo, Ohio Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	302,800	400	292,049	-175
November 2011	302,400	100	292,224	-305
October 2011	302,300	-600	292,529	-1,244
September 2011	302,900	1,500	293,773	-758
August 2011	301,400	-2,800	294,531	-924
July 2011	304,200	3,600	295,455	-411
June 2011	300,600	600	295,866	-760
May 2011	300,000	-2,700	296,626	-152
April 2011	302,700	200	296,778	615
March 2011	302,500	-800	296,163	1,029
February 2011	303,300	2,200	295,134	1,340
January 2011	301,100	2,200	293,794	957
December 2010	298,900	-400	292,837	254