Ohio Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1978 | 4,690,000 | - | 5.4 | - |
| 1979 | 4,760,000 | 1.5 | 5.9 | 0.5 |
| 1980 | 4,663,000 | -2.0 | 8.4 | 2.5 |
| 1981 | 4,608,000 | -1.2 | 9.6 | 1.3 |
| 1982 | 4,474,000 | -2.9 | 12.5 | 2.9 |
| 1983 | 4,478,000 | 0.1 | 12.2 | -0.3 |
| 1984 | 4,609,000 | 2.9 | 9.4 | -2.7 |
| 1985 | 4,680,000 | 1.5 | 8.9 | -0.6 |
| 1986 | 4,806,000 | 2.7 | 8.1 | -0.7 |
| 1987 | 4,886,000 | 1.7 | 7.0 | -1.1 |
| 1988 | 5,002,000 | 2.4 | 6.0 | -1.0 |
| 1989 | 5,118,000 | 2.3 | 5.5 | -0.5 |
| 1990 | 5,099,214 | -0.4 | 5.7 | 0.2 |
| 1991 | 5,088,524 | -0.2 | 6.4 | 0.7 |
| 1992 | 5,094,796 | 0.1 | 7.3 | 0.9 |
| 1993 | 5,130,907 | 0.7 | 6.5 | -0.8 |
| 1994 | 5,234,843 | 2.0 | 5.5 | -1.0 |
| 1995 | 5,330,591 | 1.8 | 4.9 | -0.7 |
| 1996 | 5,378,491 | 0.9 | 5.0 | 0.1 |
| 1997 | 5,448,161 | 1.3 | 4.6 | -0.4 |
| 1998 | 5,488,877 | 0.7 | 4.3 | -0.3 |
| 1999 | 5,534,376 | 0.8 | 4.3 | -0.1 |
| 2000 | 5,573,154 | 0.7 | 4.0 | -0.2 |
| 2001 | 5,566,735 | -0.1 | 4.4 | 0.4 |
| 2002 | 5,503,109 | -1.1 | 5.7 | 1.3 |
| 2003 | 5,498,936 | -0.1 | 6.2 | 0.4 |
| 2004 | 5,502,533 | 0.1 | 6.1 | 0.0 |
| 2005 | 5,544,569 | 0.8 | 5.9 | -0.3 |
| 2006 | 5,619,810 | 1.4 | 5.4 | -0.4 |
| 2007 | 5,640,938 | 0.4 | 5.6 | 0.2 |
| 2008 | 5,582,127 | -1.0 | 6.5 | 0.9 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1995-Jan | 5,202,065 | 2.8 | 5.6 | -1.4 |
| Feb | 5,223,357 | 2.7 | 5.2 | -1.4 |
| Mar | 5,260,354 | 2.5 | 5.0 | -1.6 |
| Apr | 5,292,839 | 2.3 | 4.8 | -1.2 |
| May | 5,336,085 | 1.8 | 4.5 | -1.2 |
| Jun | 5,376,988 | 1.7 | 4.8 | -0.9 |
| Jul | 5,428,989 | 1.8 | 5.0 | -0.6 |
| Aug | 5,413,513 | 1.6 | 4.7 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 5,345,174 | 1.5 | 4.7 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 5,390,834 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 5,366,485 | 1.2 | 4.9 | 0.5 |
| Dec | 5,330,406 | 0.8 | 4.9 | 0.4 |
| 1996-Jan | 5,214,597 | 0.2 | 6.2 | 0.6 |
| Feb | 5,251,134 | 0.5 | 5.7 | 0.5 |
| Mar | 5,302,386 | 0.8 | 5.4 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 5,329,350 | 0.7 | 4.8 | 0.0 |
| May | 5,386,995 | 1.0 | 4.8 | 0.3 |
| Jun | 5,433,007 | 1.0 | 4.9 | 0.1 |
| Jul | 5,482,805 | 1.0 | 5.1 | 0.1 |
| Aug | 5,463,171 | 0.9 | 4.4 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 5,407,458 | 1.2 | 4.6 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 5,450,266 | 1.1 | 4.4 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 5,425,429 | 1.1 | 4.8 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 5,395,293 | 1.2 | 4.8 | -0.1 |
| 1997-Jan | 5,287,047 | 1.4 | 5.9 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 5,302,485 | 1.0 | 5.7 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 5,366,159 | 1.2 | 5.2 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 5,400,088 | 1.3 | 4.5 | -0.3 |
| May | 5,459,521 | 1.3 | 4.2 | -0.6 |
| Jun | 5,497,384 | 1.2 | 4.5 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 5,546,721 | 1.2 | 4.4 | -0.6 |
| Aug | 5,537,002 | 1.4 | 4.1 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 5,472,105 | 1.2 | 4.4 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 5,510,251 | 1.1 | 4.1 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 5,515,107 | 1.7 | 4.2 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 5,484,059 | 1.6 | 4.2 | -0.5 |
| 1998-Jan | 5,368,228 | 1.5 | 5.2 | -0.7 |
| Feb | 5,383,853 | 1.5 | 5.0 | -0.8 |
| Mar | 5,426,488 | 1.1 | 4.7 | -0.5 |
| Apr | 5,458,061 | 1.1 | 3.7 | -0.8 |
| May | 5,504,119 | 0.8 | 3.8 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 5,530,197 | 0.6 | 4.4 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 5,582,650 | 0.6 | 4.5 | 0.1 |
| Aug | 5,547,756 | 0.2 | 4.1 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 5,497,787 | 0.5 | 4.3 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 5,528,929 | 0.3 | 4.0 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 5,526,026 | 0.2 | 4.1 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 5,512,434 | 0.5 | 4.0 | -0.2 |
| 1999-Jan | 5,418,353 | 0.9 | 5.0 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 5,422,460 | 0.7 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 5,464,057 | 0.7 | 4.4 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 5,484,075 | 0.5 | 4.2 | 0.5 |
| May | 5,542,148 | 0.7 | 3.9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 5,580,225 | 0.9 | 4.5 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 5,610,721 | 0.5 | 4.4 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 5,604,144 | 1.0 | 4.0 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 5,543,994 | 0.8 | 4.2 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 5,587,588 | 1.1 | 3.9 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 5,584,217 | 1.1 | 4.0 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 5,570,535 | 1.1 | 3.9 | -0.2 |
| 2000-Jan | 5,473,055 | 1.0 | 4.8 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 5,492,591 | 1.3 | 4.9 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 5,525,503 | 1.1 | 4.5 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 5,565,386 | 1.5 | 3.8 | -0.4 |
| May | 5,575,647 | 0.6 | 3.8 | -0.1 |
| Jun | 5,617,729 | 0.7 | 4.2 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 5,632,740 | 0.4 | 4.2 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 5,621,658 | 0.3 | 3.9 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 5,566,653 | 0.4 | 3.8 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 5,605,122 | 0.3 | 3.4 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 5,599,613 | 0.3 | 3.5 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 5,602,149 | 0.6 | 3.5 | -0.3 |
| 2001-Jan | 5,508,542 | 0.6 | 4.7 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 5,509,798 | 0.3 | 4.6 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 5,542,062 | 0.3 | 4.3 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 5,566,346 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 0.2 |
| May | 5,592,686 | 0.3 | 3.7 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 5,614,181 | -0.1 | 4.4 | 0.2 |
| Jul | 5,647,426 | 0.3 | 4.4 | 0.1 |
| Aug | 5,600,539 | -0.4 | 4.3 | 0.4 |
| Sep | 5,566,836 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 0.6 |
| Oct | 5,579,684 | -0.5 | 4.5 | 1.1 |
| Nov | 5,551,118 | -0.9 | 4.9 | 1.4 |
| Dec | 5,521,602 | -1.4 | 5.1 | 1.5 |
| 2002-Jan | 5,397,847 | -2.0 | 6.4 | 1.7 |
| Feb | 5,432,752 | -1.4 | 6.3 | 1.7 |
| Mar | 5,453,765 | -1.6 | 6.1 | 1.7 |
| Apr | 5,479,575 | -1.6 | 5.8 | 1.8 |
| May | 5,519,129 | -1.3 | 5.4 | 1.7 |
| Jun | 5,540,178 | -1.3 | 5.9 | 1.5 |
| Jul | 5,565,927 | -1.4 | 5.9 | 1.5 |
| Aug | 5,556,919 | -0.8 | 5.4 | 1.1 |
| Sep | 5,539,441 | -0.5 | 5.2 | 0.9 |
| Oct | 5,554,145 | -0.5 | 5.2 | 0.7 |
| Nov | 5,510,262 | -0.7 | 5.5 | 0.6 |
| Dec | 5,487,366 | -0.6 | 5.6 | 0.6 |
| 2003-Jan | 5,403,775 | 0.1 | 6.8 | 0.4 |
| Feb | 5,423,076 | -0.2 | 6.8 | 0.5 |
| Mar | 5,452,402 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 5,491,122 | 0.2 | 6.1 | 0.3 |
| May | 5,512,280 | -0.1 | 5.9 | 0.5 |
| Jun | 5,541,482 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 0.8 |
| Jul | 5,556,509 | -0.2 | 6.4 | 0.5 |
| Aug | 5,545,717 | -0.2 | 5.9 | 0.5 |
| Sep | 5,500,207 | -0.7 | 5.9 | 0.6 |
| Oct | 5,534,303 | -0.4 | 5.5 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 5,528,437 | 0.3 | 5.7 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 5,497,916 | 0.2 | 5.7 | 0.1 |
| 2004-Jan | 5,400,952 | -0.1 | 6.9 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 5,416,365 | -0.1 | 6.6 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 5,436,973 | -0.3 | 6.6 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 5,473,951 | -0.3 | 6.0 | -0.1 |
| May | 5,508,270 | -0.1 | 5.7 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 5,540,978 | 0.0 | 6.4 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 5,580,743 | 0.4 | 6.3 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 5,567,574 | 0.4 | 5.9 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 5,510,637 | 0.2 | 5.8 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 5,545,949 | 0.2 | 5.8 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 5,542,863 | 0.3 | 5.9 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 5,505,137 | 0.1 | 5.9 | 0.2 |
| 2005-Jan | 5,400,664 | 0.0 | 6.8 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 5,413,400 | -0.1 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Mar | 5,451,834 | 0.3 | 6.4 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 5,505,823 | 0.6 | 5.9 | -0.2 |
| May | 5,553,142 | 0.8 | 5.6 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 5,588,526 | 0.9 | 6.0 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 5,627,818 | 0.8 | 5.7 | -0.5 |
| Aug | 5,628,300 | 1.1 | 5.4 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 5,576,915 | 1.2 | 5.6 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 5,618,828 | 1.3 | 5.2 | -0.6 |
| Nov | 5,594,750 | 0.9 | 5.5 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 5,574,831 | 1.3 | 5.4 | -0.4 |
| 2006-Jan | 5,477,571 | 1.4 | 6.0 | -0.7 |
| Feb | 5,493,821 | 1.5 | 6.0 | -0.9 |
| Mar | 5,537,521 | 1.6 | 5.6 | -0.8 |
| Apr | 5,576,071 | 1.3 | 5.4 | -0.4 |
| May | 5,623,358 | 1.3 | 5.0 | -0.6 |
| Jun | 5,662,526 | 1.3 | 5.5 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 5,692,244 | 1.1 | 5.8 | 0.1 |
| Aug | 5,688,397 | 1.1 | 5.4 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 5,644,431 | 1.2 | 5.2 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 5,696,607 | 1.4 | 4.8 | -0.4 |
| Nov | 5,683,793 | 1.6 | 5.2 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 5,661,379 | 1.6 | 5.3 | -0.1 |
| 2007-Jan | 5,547,057 | 1.3 | 6.2 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 5,556,489 | 1.1 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 5,597,836 | 1.1 | 5.6 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 5,612,942 | 0.7 | 5.5 | 0.1 |
| May | 5,652,669 | 0.5 | 5.2 | 0.3 |
| Jun | 5,687,314 | 0.4 | 5.8 | 0.4 |
| Jul | 5,710,637 | 0.3 | 5.8 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 5,684,252 | -0.1 | 5.5 | 0.1 |
| Sep | 5,656,790 | 0.2 | 5.5 | 0.3 |
| Oct | 5,679,379 | -0.3 | 5.3 | 0.4 |
| Nov | 5,680,281 | -0.1 | 5.3 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 5,625,611 | -0.6 | 5.7 | 0.5 |
| 2008-Jan | 5,532,413 | -0.3 | 6.4 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 5,526,972 | -0.5 | 6.2 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 5,562,525 | -0.6 | 6.2 | 0.6 |
| Apr | 5,608,029 | -0.1 | 5.6 | 0.0 |
| May | 5,626,231 | -0.5 | 6.0 | 0.7 |
| Jun | 5,650,077 | -0.7 | 6.6 | 0.7 |
| Jul | 5,664,957 | -0.8 | 6.9 | 1.1 |
| Aug | 5,630,971 | -0.9 | 6.8 | 1.3 |
| Sep | 5,575,109 | -1.4 | 6.6 | 1.1 |
| Oct | 5,587,900 | -1.6 | 6.6 | 1.3 |
| Nov | 5,544,196 | -2.4 | 6.9 | 1.7 |
| Dec | 5,476,142 | -2.7 | 7.7 | 1.9 |
| 2009-Jan | 5,320,298 | -3.8 | 9.8 | 3.4 |
| Feb | 5,320,713 | -3.7 | 10.2 | 4.1 |
| Mar | 5,304,387 | -4.6 | 10.1 | 3.9 |
| Apr | 5,324,582 | -5.1 | 10.2 | 4.6 |
| May | 5,344,461 | -5.0 | 10.4 | 4.5 |
| Jun | 5,361,816 | -5.1 | 11.2 | 4.6 |
| Jul | 5,374,234 | -5.1 | 11.1 | 4.3 |
| Aug | 5,347,187 | -5.0 | 10.5 | 3.7 |
| Sep | 5,305,619 | -4.8 | 9.7 | 3.1 |
| Oct | 5,312,049 | -4.9 | 10.0 | 3.4 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
Note: Data are from The Current Population Survey (CPS) - a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, and persons not in the labor force.
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