Toledo, Ohio Job Growth

There were 311,100 jobs in Toledo, Ohio in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 283,599 employed persons for the month. Toledo added 800 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 556 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Toledo job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	311,100	+800	+2,300
CPS	283,599	+556	-3,261

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

Toledo, Ohio Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Toledo peaked in April 2000 at 330,700. Since then 19,600 jobs have been lost in Toledo according to the employer survey. From a trough of 278,000 in June 2009, Toledo has gained 33,100 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 304,512 for Toledo in January 2001. 20,913 jobs have been lost in Toledo since then according to the household survey. From a December 2009 low of 266,696, Toledo has added 16,903 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Toledo, Ohio Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	311,100	800	283,599	556
September 2018	310,300	1,700	283,043	-2,309
August 2018	308,600	2,000	285,352	-4,250
July 2018	306,600	-2,800	289,602	-479
June 2018	309,400	1,600	290,081	773
May 2018	307,800	-1,100	289,308	-1,077
April 2018	308,900	900	290,385	-348
March 2018	308,000	300	290,733	983
February 2018	307,700	-1,000	289,750	1,028
January 2018	308,700	100	288,722	1,356
December 2017	308,600	-1,000	287,366	191
November 2017	309,600	800	287,175	315