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Cleveland-Elyria, Ohio Job Growth

There were 988,500 jobs in Cleveland, Ohio in December 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 921,109 employed persons for the month. Cleveland lost 800 jobs in December 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 28,554 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Cleveland job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey December 2020 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 988,500 -800 -92,600
CPS 921,109 -28,554 -80,251

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

Cleveland, Ohio Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Cleveland peaked in May 2000 at 1,138,100. Since then 149,600 jobs have been lost in Cleveland according to the employer survey. From a trough of 895,800 in April 2020, Cleveland has gained 92,700 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 1,068,766 for Cleveland in February 2001. 147,657 jobs have been lost in Cleveland since then according to the household survey. From a April 2020 low of 792,900, Cleveland has added 128,209 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through December 2020

Cleveland, Ohio Employment History

Date CES
Employment		 CES
Month/Month		 CPS
Employment		 CPS
Month/Month
December 2020 988,500 -800 921,109 -28,554
November 2020 989,300 7,000 949,663 2,294
October 2020 982,300 3,800 947,369 120,996
September 2020 978,500 16,900 826,373 -82,649
August 2020 961,600 7,700 909,022 25,222
July 2020 953,900 7,800 883,800 -24,665
June 2020 946,100 37,900 908,465 38,837
May 2020 908,200 12,400 869,628 76,728
April 2020 895,800 -168,400 792,900 -146,317
March 2020 1,064,200 -15,000 939,217 -60,009
February 2020 1,079,200 -2,500 999,226 -1,496
January 2020 1,081,700 600 1,000,722 -638

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