Toledo, Ohio Job Growth

There were 308,100 jobs in Toledo, Ohio in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 289,917 employed persons for the month. Toledo lost 600 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 179 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Toledo job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	308,100	-600	-2,100
CPS	289,917	+179	-2,592

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 22,600 jobs have been lost in Toledo according to the employer survey. From a trough of 278,000 in June 2009, Toledo has gained 30,100 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 304,512 for Toledo in January 2001. 14,595 jobs have been lost in Toledo since then according to the household survey. From a December 2009 low of 266,696, Toledo has added 23,221 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Toledo, Ohio Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2018	308,100	-600	289,917	179
January 2018	308,700	100	289,738	-269
December 2017	308,600	-1,000	290,007	812
November 2017	309,600	800	289,195	1,933
October 2017	308,800	600	287,262	-1,136
September 2017	308,200	600	288,398	-2,348
August 2017	307,600	-500	290,746	-1,864
July 2017	308,100	0	292,610	3,067
June 2017	308,100	400	289,543	662
May 2017	307,700	-400	288,881	-2,214
April 2017	308,100	-2,600	291,095	-1,544
March 2017	310,700	500	292,639	130