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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Midwest > Ohio

Ohio

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News Releases:

Mar
20

Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions – December 2019

Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $30.48 per hour in the South to $39.37 in the West during December 2019.

Mar
11

Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region – February 2020

Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.3 percent in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Mar
04

Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization, Ohio — 2019

In 2019, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6, was 7.8 percent in Ohio, not significantly different from the 7.2-percent rate for the nation.

Ohio Economy at a Glance:

Ohio
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2019		 Dec
2019		 Jan
2020		 Feb
2020

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (r)5,814.1 (r)5,814.5 (r)5,812.6 (r)5,811.8 5,818.8 (p)5,829.1

Employment(1)

 (r)5,574.0 (r)5,576.3 (r)5,575.6 (r)5,574.9 5,580.4 (p)5,588.3

Unemployment(1)

 (r)240.1 (r)238.1 (r)237.0 (r)236.9 238.4 (p)240.8

Unemployment Rate(2)

 (r)4.1 (r)4.1 (r)4.1 (r)4.1 4.1 (p)4.1

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 5,591.9 5,575.9 5,583.4 5,591.9 5,596.8 (p)5,604.6

12-month % change

 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.0 (p)0.2

Mining and Logging(3)

 11.6 11.6 11.5 11.5 11.5 (p)11.6

12-month % change

 -4.9 -3.3 -4.2 -5.0 -5.7 (p)-4.9

Construction(3)

 227.1 226.3 226.1 228.5 229.6 (p)230.2

12-month % change

 1.7 1.2 1.3 2.2 0.8 (p)2.3

Manufacturing(3)

 701.0 697.6 698.5 699.5 698.3 (p)700.1

12-month % change

 0.0 -0.5 -0.5 -0.5 -0.8 (p)-0.5

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 1,028.7 1,025.7 1,025.0 1,026.0 1,028.9 (p)1,028.4

12-month % change

 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.0 (p)0.3

Information(3)

 68.9 69.6 69.6 69.5 69.7 (p)70.1

12-month % change

 -2.1 -1.4 -1.1 -0.7 -0.4 (p)0.0

Financial Activities(3)

 310.0 309.2 309.5 311.4 308.4 (p)307.3

12-month % change

 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.8 -0.4 (p)-0.8

Professional & Business Services(3)

 735.9 731.5 735.0 735.1 729.2 (p)733.2

12-month % change

 0.5 0.0 0.3 0.5 -0.9 (p)-0.3

Education & Health Services(3)

 939.6 941.1 940.3 944.4 950.1 (p)949.6

12-month % change

 0.8 1.0 1.0 1.5 1.2 (p)1.2

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 568.0 566.6 568.4 569.4 575.5 (p)578.1

12-month % change

 -0.2 -0.5 -0.2 0.0 0.7 (p)1.3

Other Services(3)

 213.6 211.3 214.5 213.7 213.1 (p)213.1

12-month % change

 0.0 -1.1 0.6 0.3 0.0 (p)0.0

Government(3)

 787.5 785.4 785.0 782.9 782.5 (p)782.9

12-month % change

 0.1 -0.4 -0.4 -0.7 -0.5 (p)-0.5

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary
(r) Revised
Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Huntington Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Mar 2020
Wheeling Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
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Cleveland, OH, Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
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Columbus, OH, Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
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Dayton Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
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Toledo Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Mar 2020
Youngstown Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Mar 2020
Cincinnati Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
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Midwest Economy - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Mar 2020
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Midwest Consumer price indexes Table Mar 2020
Midwest Economy - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Mar 2020
Midwest Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Mar 2020
Consumer Expenditures for the Cleveland Metropolitan Area: 2013-14 Consumer spending News Release Dec 2015
Average Energy Prices, Cleveland-Akron-Lorain — December 2017 Average energy prices News Release Jan 2018
County Employment and Wages in Ohio — First Quarter 2019 Employment, Pay News Release Oct 2019
Consumer Price Index, Cincinnati-Hamilton — Second Half 2017 Consumer price indexes News Release Jan 2018
Consumer Price Index Historical Table for Cincinnati Consumer price indexes Table Jan 2018
Consumer Price Index Historical Table for Cleveland Consumer price indexes Table Feb 2018
Consumer Price Index Historical Table for the Midwest Consumer price indexes Table Mar 2020
Midwest Consumer Price Index Card - PDF Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Mar 2020
Consumer Price Index, Cleveland-Akron —November 2017 Consumer price indexes News Release Dec 2017
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization, Ohio — 2019 Unemployment News Release Mar 2020
Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region – February 2020 Consumer price indexes News Release Mar 2020
Fatal Work Injuries in Ohio — 2018 Workplace fatalities News Release Feb 2020
Occupational Employment and Wages For Nurses In Ohio’s Metropolitan Area – May 2012 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2013
Union Members in Ohio — 2019 Employment News Release Feb 2020
Women’s Earnings In Ohio — 2018 Pay News Release Jan 2020
Occupational Employment and Wages in Cincinnati — May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in Cleveland-Elyria — May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in Columbus, Ohio — May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in Dayton — May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2019
Midwest Economy – Union Membership Employment Table Feb 2020
Midwest Economy - Safety and Health Statistics Workplace injuries and illnesses Table Mar 2020
Union Membership Historical Table for Ohio Employment Table Feb 2020
Business Employment Dynamics Regional Historical Table Employment Table Feb 2020
Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions – December 2019 Benefits, Pay News Release Mar 2020
Occupational Employment and Wages in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman — May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2019
Business Employment Dynamics in Ohio — Third Quarter 2018 Employment News Release Jun 2019
Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in Ohio — 2018 Workplace injuries and illnesses News Release Feb 2020
Akron Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Mar 2020
Occupational Employment and Wages for Selected Computer Occupations in Selected Metropolitan Areas in the Midwest — May 2017 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2018