Cleveland-Elyria, Ohio Job Growth

There were 1,084,800 jobs in Cleveland, Ohio in December 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 986,414 employed persons for the month. Cleveland lost 3,000 jobs in December 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 939 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Cleveland job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	1,084,800	-3,000	+27,700
CPS	986,414	+939	+14,063

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 1,138,200. Since then 53,400 jobs have been lost in Cleveland according to the employer survey. From a trough of 985,900 in October 2009, Cleveland has gained 98,900 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 1,068,766 for Cleveland in February 2001. 82,352 jobs have been lost in Cleveland since then according to the household survey. From a December 2009 low of 959,822, Cleveland has added 26,592 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Cleveland, Ohio Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2018	1,084,800	-3,000	986,414	939
November 2018	1,087,800	2,500	985,475	1,117
October 2018	1,085,300	2,600	984,358	2,224
September 2018	1,082,700	-700	982,134	1,239
August 2018	1,083,400	5,100	980,895	917
July 2018	1,078,300	4,200	979,978	1,367
June 2018	1,074,100	1,900	978,611	1,194
May 2018	1,072,200	6,300	977,417	1,100
April 2018	1,065,900	-2,500	976,317	1,836
March 2018	1,068,400	6,700	974,481	2,056
February 2018	1,061,700	4,000	972,425	807
January 2018	1,057,700	600	971,618	-733