Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, Ohio Job Growth

There were 217,400 jobs in Youngstown, Ohio in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 226,787 employed persons for the month. Youngstown added 300 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 15 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Youngstown job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	217,400	+300	-3,000
CPS	226,787	-15	-279

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 40,499 jobs have been lost in Youngstown according to the employer survey. From a trough of 216,500 in November 2009, Youngstown has gained 900 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 270,271 for Youngstown in April 2000. 43,484 jobs have been lost in Youngstown since then according to the household survey. From a November 2018 low of 225,323, Youngstown has added 1,464 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Youngstown, Ohio Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
July 2019	217,400	300	226,787	-15
June 2019	217,100	-400	226,802	-149
May 2019	217,500	-100	226,951	-467
April 2019	217,600	-200	227,418	135
March 2019	217,800	-900	227,283	375
February 2019	218,700	-200	226,908	797
January 2019	218,900	800	226,111	740
December 2018	218,100	500	225,371	48
November 2018	217,600	-500	225,323	-46
October 2018	218,100	-200	225,369	-364
September 2018	218,300	-400	225,733	-602
August 2018	218,700	-1,700	226,335	-731