Akron, Ohio Job Growth

There were 345,700 jobs in Akron, Ohio in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 344,898 employed persons for the month. Akron lost 600 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,328 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Akron job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	345,700	-600	+4,500
CPS	344,898	+1,328	+688

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

Akron, Ohio Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Akron 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 for Akron, Ohio

CES employment for Akron peaked in August 2018 at 346,400. Since then 700 jobs have been lost in Akron according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 370,210 for Akron in January 2008. 25,312 jobs have been lost in Akron since then according to the household survey. From a October 2013 low of 330,049, Akron has added 14,849 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Akron, Ohio Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	345,700	-600	344,898	1,328
September 2018	346,300	-100	343,570	178
August 2018	346,400	700	343,392	-3,652
July 2018	345,700	800	347,044	-736
June 2018	344,900	3,300	347,780	25
May 2018	341,600	-1,500	347,755	-1,224
April 2018	343,100	-1,300	348,979	-1,858
March 2018	344,400	2,100	350,837	3,341
February 2018	342,300	600	347,496	3,116
January 2018	341,700	900	344,380	329
December 2017	340,800	-300	344,051	87
November 2017	341,100	-100	343,964	-246