Canton-Massillon, Ohio Job Growth

There were 174,700 jobs in Canton, Ohio in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 188,813 employed persons for the month. Canton added 200 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 330 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Canton job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	174,700	+200	+1,100
CPS	188,813	+330	-1,728

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 13,200 jobs have been lost in Canton according to the employer survey. From a trough of 158,300 in November 2009, Canton has gained 16,400 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 199,497 for Canton in January 2001. 10,684 jobs have been lost in Canton since then according to the household survey. From a December 2009 low of 177,343, Canton has added 11,470 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 2018	174,700	200	188,813	330
September 2018	174,500	0	188,483	-228
August 2018	174,500	300	188,711	-1,946
July 2018	174,200	800	190,657	-121
June 2018	173,400	-800	190,778	-715
May 2018	174,200	300	191,493	-643
April 2018	173,900	0	192,136	-779
March 2018	173,900	-200	192,915	826
February 2018	174,100	200	192,089	1,344
January 2018	173,900	200	190,745	229
December 2017	173,700	100	190,516	-17
November 2017	173,600	0	190,533	-8