Cleveland-Elyria, Ohio Job Growth

There were 1,085,700 jobs in Cleveland, Ohio in January 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,001,113 employed persons for the month. Cleveland added 4,600 jobs in January 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 247 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Cleveland job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	January 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	1,085,700	+4,600	+4,500
CPS	1,001,113	-247	-815

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 52,400 jobs have been lost in Cleveland according to the employer survey. From a trough of 985,800 in October 2009, Cleveland has gained 99,900 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 1,068,766 for Cleveland in February 2001. 67,653 jobs have been lost in Cleveland since then according to the household survey. From a December 2009 low of 959,822, Cleveland has added 41,291 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Cleveland, Ohio Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
January 2020	1,085,700	4,600	1,001,113	-247
December 2019	1,081,100	200	1,001,360	-85
November 2019	1,080,900	6,800	1,001,445	-105
October 2019	1,074,100	-7,600	1,001,550	270
September 2019	1,081,700	500	1,001,280	622
August 2019	1,081,200	-200	1,000,658	704
July 2019	1,081,400	2,600	999,954	643
June 2019	1,078,800	-800	999,311	179
May 2019	1,079,600	-100	999,132	-298
April 2019	1,079,700	-400	999,430	-822
March 2019	1,080,100	-500	1,000,252	-1,039
February 2019	1,080,600	-600	1,001,291	-637