Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, Ohio Job Growth

There were 218,800 jobs in Youngstown, Ohio in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 228,504 employed persons for the month. Youngstown lost 100 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 600 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Youngstown job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	218,800	-100	-2,900
CPS	228,504	+600	-869

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

Youngstown, Ohio Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Youngstown peaked in September 2000 at 257,899. Since then 39,099 jobs have been lost in Youngstown according to the employer survey. From a trough of 216,500 in November 2009, Youngstown has gained 2,300 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 270,373 for Youngstown in April 2000. 41,869 jobs have been lost in Youngstown since then according to the household survey. From a September 2018 low of 224,383, Youngstown has added 4,121 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Youngstown, Ohio Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	218,800	-100	228,504	600
January 2019	218,900	800	227,904	2,758
December 2018	218,100	500	225,146	-157
November 2018	217,600	-500	225,303	341
October 2018	218,100	-200	224,962	579
September 2018	218,300	-400	224,383	-774
August 2018	218,700	-1,700	225,157	-1,696
July 2018	220,400	-700	226,853	-1,162
June 2018	221,100	-100	228,015	-169
May 2018	221,200	300	228,184	555
April 2018	220,900	-300	227,629	-1,044
March 2018	221,200	-500	228,673	-700