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Akron

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemploymentAverage energy pricesConsumer price indexesPay
Midwest Economy - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Jan 2026
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Midwest	Consumer price indexes	Table	Jan 2026
Midwest Consumer Price Index Card	Consumer price indexes	CPI Summary	Feb 2021
Average Energy Prices, Cleveland-Akron-Lorain — December 2017	Average energy prices	News Release	Jan 2018
County Employment and Wages in Ohio — First Quarter 2025	Employment, Pay	News Release	Sep 2025
Consumer Price Index Historical Table for Cleveland (PDF)	Consumer price indexes	Table	Feb 2018
Consumer Price Index, Cleveland-Akron —November 2017	Consumer price indexes	News Release	Dec 2017
Occupational Employment and Wages in Akron — May 2024	Employment, Pay	News Release	May 2025

Akron, OH Economy at a Glance:

Akron, OH

Data Series	Back Data	July 2025	Aug 2025	Sept 2025	Oct 2025	Nov 2025	Dec 2025
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		366.0	361.7	359.5	(2)-	(p)360.4
Employment(1)		345.5	342.8	344.0	(2)-	(p)345.8
Unemployment(1)		20.5	18.9	15.5	(2)-	(p)14.7
Unemployment Rate(3)		5.6	5.2	4.3	(2)-	(p)4.1
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(4)		341.6	341.6	340.8	342.6	342.4	(p)340.5
12-month % change		1.0	1.2	0.6	0.4	0.5	(p)-0.2
Mining, Logging, and Construction(4)		17.7	17.6	17.4	17.4	17.2	(p)16.5
12-month % change		7.9	7.3	7.4	5.5	6.8	(p)5.8
Manufacturing(4)		37.5	37.2	37.0	37.2	37.3	(p)37.3
12-month % change		0.5	0.3	0.8	0.8	1.1	(p)0.5
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)		69.2	69.3	69.1	69.4	69.8	(p)70.0
12-month % change		-0.9	-0.3	0.1	-0.1	-0.6	(p)-1.1
Information(4)		3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	(p)3.5
12-month % change		0.0	2.9	2.9	0.0	2.9	(p)0.0
Financial Activities(4)		17.7	17.6	17.5	17.6	17.6	(p)17.6
12-month % change		0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	(p)0.0
Professional and Business Services(4)		47.8	47.4	47.0	47.3	47.2	(p)46.8
12-month % change		-2.8	-3.5	-3.1	-3.5	-3.1	(p)-2.7
Education and Health Services(4)		59.7	60.4	60.3	60.2	60.2	(p)59.8
12-month % change		3.3	3.6	2.9	2.2	2.7	(p)1.2
Leisure and Hospitality(4)		34.9	34.3	32.3	32.3	31.4	(p)31.3
12-month % change		0.9	0.3	-1.5	-0.9	-0.3	(p)-1.9
Other Services(4)		13.2	13.3	13.0	13.0	13.0	(p)13.0
12-month % change		0.8	2.3	0.8	0.8	0.0	(p)0.8
Government(4)		40.4	41.0	43.7	44.7	45.2	(p)44.7
12-month % change		3.9	5.1	0.9	1.4	1.1	(p)0.4
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations. (3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary