Ohio Job Growth

There were 5,593,000 jobs in Ohio in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 5,581,520 employed persons for the month. Ohio added 4,500 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 6,893 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Ohio job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	5,593,000	+4,500	+25,200
CPS	5,581,520	+6,893	+91,440

Ohio Employment Changes

The charts below shows the monthly job growth for Ohio as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment in Ohio

CES employment peaked in May 2000 for Ohio at 5,635,700. Since then 42,700 jobs have been lost in Ohio according to the employer survey. From a trough of 5,002,800 in February 2010, Ohio has gained 590,200 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in Ohio reached a maximum of 5,670,006 in February 2007. 88,486 jobs have been lost in Ohio since then according to the household survey. From a December 2009 low of 5,219,676, Ohio has added 361,844 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Ohio Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
July 2019	5,593,000	4,500	5,581,520	6,893
June 2019	5,588,500	-900	5,574,627	7,469
May 2019	5,589,400	-8,100	5,567,158	5,237
April 2019	5,597,500	2,200	5,561,921	19,136
March 2019	5,595,300	2,100	5,542,785	20,376
February 2019	5,593,200	-9,200	5,522,409	18,106
January 2019	5,602,400	19,100	5,504,303	13,917
December 2018	5,583,300	5,900	5,490,386	351
November 2018	5,577,400	4,900	5,490,035	358
October 2018	5,572,500	4,400	5,489,677	555
September 2018	5,568,100	1,200	5,489,122	244
August 2018	5,566,900	-900	5,488,878	-1,202