Columbus, Ohio Job Growth

There were 1,109,800 jobs in Columbus, Ohio in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,059,928 employed persons for the month. Columbus lost 0 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 8,253 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Columbus job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	1,109,800	0	+14,700
CPS	1,059,928	+8,253	+15,941

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

Columbus, Ohio Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Columbus in January 2019 is at a new high of 1,109,800.

CPS employment in February 2019 for Columbus is at a new high of 1,059,928.

Employment: CES, CPS

Columbus, Ohio Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	1,109,800	0	1,059,928	8,253
January 2019	1,109,800	3,600	1,051,675	15,050
December 2018	1,106,200	500	1,036,625	903
November 2018	1,105,700	-900	1,035,722	4
October 2018	1,106,600	1,200	1,035,718	4,197
September 2018	1,105,400	300	1,031,521	158
August 2018	1,105,100	2,200	1,031,363	-11,836
July 2018	1,102,900	1,900	1,043,199	-4,750
June 2018	1,101,000	3,300	1,047,949	-4,208
May 2018	1,097,700	2,500	1,052,157	172
April 2018	1,095,200	0	1,051,985	-2,837
March 2018	1,095,200	100	1,054,822	10,835