Toledo, Ohio Job Growth

There were 309,000 jobs in Toledo, Ohio in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 290,200 employed persons for the month. Toledo lost 300 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 771 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Toledo job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	309,000	-300	-1,900
CPS	290,200	+771	+3,973

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 330,800. Since then 21,800 jobs have been lost in Toledo according to the employer survey. From a trough of 277,900 in June 2009, Toledo has gained 31,100 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 303,780 for Toledo in January 2001. 13,580 jobs have been lost in Toledo since then according to the household survey. From a December 2009 low of 267,529, Toledo has added 22,671 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Toledo, Ohio Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
July 2019	309,000	-300	290,200	771
June 2019	309,300	-300	289,429	634
May 2019	309,600	-1,300	288,795	40
April 2019	310,900	-200	288,755	765
March 2019	311,100	700	287,990	1,101
February 2019	310,400	0	286,889	863
January 2019	310,400	500	286,026	808
December 2018	309,900	-700	285,218	99
November 2018	310,600	200	285,119	98
October 2018	310,400	-100	285,021	-179
September 2018	310,500	-700	285,200	-388
August 2018	311,200	300	285,588	-639