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Cincinnati, Ohio Job Growth

There were 1,160,300 jobs in Cincinnati, Ohio in April 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,117,241 employed persons for the month. Cincinnati lost 200 jobs in April 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 5,510 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Cincinnati job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey April 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 1,160,300 -200 +31,500
CPS 1,117,241 +5,510 +19,117

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

Cincinnati, Ohio Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Cincinnati peaked in March 2023 at 1,160,500. Since then 200 jobs have been lost in Cincinnati according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in April 2023 for Cincinnati is at a new high of 1,117,241.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through April 2023

Cincinnati, Ohio Employment History

Date CES
Employment
CES
Month/Month
CPS
Employment
CPS
Month/Month
April 2023 1,160,300 -200 1,117,241 5,510
March 2023 1,160,500 5,000 1,111,731 4,960
February 2023 1,155,500 4,600 1,106,771 4,568
January 2023 1,150,900 5,200 1,102,203 4,302
December 2022 1,145,700 -600 1,097,901 -127
November 2022 1,146,300 2,600 1,098,028 24
October 2022 1,143,700 -1,600 1,098,004 838
September 2022 1,145,300 4,700 1,097,166 1,321
August 2022 1,140,600 4,700 1,095,845 986
July 2022 1,135,900 10,300 1,094,859 -97
June 2022 1,125,600 -4,600 1,094,956 -1,208
May 2022 1,130,200 1,400 1,096,164 -1,960