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Cincinnati, Ohio Job Growth

There were 1,088,600 jobs in Cincinnati, Ohio in August 2021 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,056,792 employed persons for the month. Cincinnati added 700 jobs in August 2021 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 21,454 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Cincinnati job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey August 2021 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 1,088,600 +700 +39,200
CPS 1,056,792 +21,454 +18,931

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 January 2020 at 1,129,300. Since then 40,700 jobs have been lost in Cincinnati according to the employer survey. From a trough of 954,100 in April 2020, Cincinnati has gained 134,500 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 1,107,752 for Cincinnati in February 2020. 50,960 jobs have been lost in Cincinnati since then according to the household survey. From a April 2020 low of 918,727, Cincinnati has added 138,065 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through August 2021

Cincinnati, Ohio Employment History

Date CES
Employment		 CES
Month/Month		 CPS
Employment		 CPS
Month/Month
August 2021 1,088,600 700 1,056,792 21,454
July 2021 1,087,900 7,400 1,035,338 5,552
June 2021 1,080,500 9,100 1,029,786 2,529
May 2021 1,071,400 -100 1,027,257 -42,097
April 2021 1,071,500 1,600 1,069,354 2,846
March 2021 1,069,900 3,300 1,066,508 1,346
February 2021 1,066,600 2,400 1,065,162 1,406
January 2021 1,064,200 2,300 1,063,756 1,622
December 2020 1,061,900 1,800 1,062,134 4,085
November 2020 1,060,100 -600 1,058,049 5,226
October 2020 1,060,700 3,400 1,052,823 6,177
September 2020 1,057,300 7,900 1,046,646 8,785

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