Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, Ohio Job Growth

There were 219,100 jobs in Youngstown, Ohio in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 228,865 employed persons for the month. Youngstown added 700 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 689 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Youngstown job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	219,100	+700	-1,700
CPS	228,865	+689	-2,877

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 38,799 jobs have been lost in Youngstown according to the employer survey. From a trough of 216,500 in November 2009, Youngstown has gained 2,600 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 270,373 for Youngstown in April 2000. 41,508 jobs have been lost in Youngstown since then according to the household survey. From a January 2018 low of 228,176, Youngstown has added 689 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 2018	219,100	700	228,865	689
January 2018	218,400	400	228,176	-1,559
December 2017	218,000	-1,200	229,735	-630
November 2017	219,200	-1,200	230,365	1,114
October 2017	220,400	1,800	229,251	835
September 2017	218,600	-1,200	228,416	-433
August 2017	219,800	200	228,849	-1,183
July 2017	219,600	-1,300	230,032	-1,926
June 2017	220,900	600	231,958	388
May 2017	220,300	-800	231,570	-222
April 2017	221,100	-100	231,792	406
March 2017	221,200	400	231,386	-356