Canton-Massillon, Ohio Job Growth

There were 176,700 jobs in Canton, Ohio in October 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 192,184 employed persons for the month. Canton added 300 jobs in October 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 93 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Canton job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	176,700	+300	+700
CPS	192,184	-93	+2,980

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

Canton, Ohio Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Canton peaked in April 2000 at 187,900. Since then 11,200 jobs have been lost in Canton according to the employer survey. From a trough of 158,200 in November 2009, Canton has gained 18,500 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 199,438 for Canton in March 2001. 7,254 jobs have been lost in Canton since then according to the household survey. From a December 2009 low of 177,463, Canton has added 14,721 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Canton, Ohio Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2019	176,700	300	192,184	-93
September 2019	176,400	200	192,277	-62
August 2019	176,200	800	192,339	219
July 2019	175,400	100	192,120	316
June 2019	175,300	-200	191,804	137
May 2019	175,500	-200	191,667	-95
April 2019	175,700	500	191,762	499
March 2019	175,200	0	191,263	672
February 2019	175,200	-400	190,591	686
January 2019	175,600	800	189,905	664
December 2018	174,800	-900	189,241	10
November 2018	175,700	-300	189,231	27