Toledo, Ohio Job Growth

There were 252,500 jobs in Toledo, Ohio in April 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 235,751 employed persons for the month. Toledo lost 55,200 jobs in April 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 48,999 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Toledo job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	252,500	-55,200	-58,900
CPS	235,751	-48,999	-54,365

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 78,300 jobs have been lost in Toledo according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 303,780 for Toledo in January 2001. 68,029 jobs have been lost in Toledo since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Toledo, Ohio Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2020	252,500	-55,200	235,751	-48,999
March 2020	307,700	-1,800	284,750	-6,343
February 2020	309,500	1,800	291,093	263
January 2020	307,700	-1,300	290,830	64
December 2019	309,000	-1,700	290,766	-185
November 2019	310,700	-200	290,951	-128
October 2019	310,900	-1,000	291,079	-65
September 2019	311,900	0	291,144	42
August 2019	311,900	-400	291,102	159
July 2019	312,300	-200	290,943	239
June 2019	312,500	1,800	290,704	306
May 2019	310,700	-700	290,398	282