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Akron

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemploymentAverage energy pricesConsumer price indexesConsumer spendingBenefitsPayIndustry price indexes
Midwest Economy - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Apr 2021
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Midwest	Consumer price indexes	Table	Apr 2021
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 2020	Employment, Pay	News Release	Sep 2020
Consumer Price Index Historical Table for Cleveland	Consumer price indexes	Table	Feb 2018
Consumer Price Index, Cleveland-Akron —November 2017	Consumer price indexes	News Release	Dec 2017
Akron Area Economic Summary	Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment	Economic Summary	Apr 2021
Occupational Employment and Wages in Akron — May 2019	Employment, Pay	News Release	Apr 2020

Akron, OH Economy at a Glance:

Akron, OH

Data Series	Back Data	Oct 2020	Nov 2020	Dec 2020	Jan 2021	Feb 2021	Mar 2021
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		(2)349.4	(2)352.2	(2)351.0	350.7	(p)355.0
Employment(1)		(2)332.9	(2)336.0	(2)333.3	329.3	(p)333.7
Unemployment(1)		(2)16.5	(2)16.2	(2)17.7	21.4	(p)21.3
Unemployment Rate(3)		(2)4.7	(2)4.6	(2)5.0	6.1	(p)6.0
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(4)		320.6	324.0	322.7	315.1	318.0	(p)318.6
12-month % change		-6.6	-6.4	-6.5	-6.5	-6.1	(p)-5.4
Mining, Logging, and Construction(4)		15.1	15.0	13.9	12.8	12.9	(p)13.5
12-month % change		-5.0	-1.3	-5.4	-4.5	-2.3	(p)1.5
Manufacturing(4)		36.8	36.9	37.5	37.5	37.4	(p)37.5
12-month % change		-7.1	-6.8	-4.8	-4.6	-4.3	(p)-3.6
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)		66.9	67.7	69.4	67.0	66.6	(p)66.6
12-month % change		-0.4	-3.0	-1.1	-1.6	-1.3	(p)-1.3
Information(4)		4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	(p)4.7
12-month % change		0.0	-4.1	-4.1	-4.1	-4.1	(p)-6.0
Financial Activities(4)		15.4	15.4	15.4	15.3	15.4	(p)15.6
12-month % change		-0.6	-0.6	-1.3	-1.9	-1.3	(p)0.6
Professional and Business Services(4)		47.2	47.5	46.7	45.9	46.1	(p)46.2
12-month % change		-5.8	-5.2	-5.3	-5.0	-5.3	(p)-4.5
Education and Health Services(4)		53.7	53.8	53.2	53.8	53.3	(p)53.5
12-month % change		-4.6	-5.8	-6.7	-4.8	-6.0	(p)-5.1
Leisure and Hospitality(4)		26.9	29.1	28.3	27.4	28.3	(p)27.1
12-month % change		-21.8	-14.4	-17.7	-18.2	-16.3	(p)-17.6
Other Services(4)		12.3	12.3	12.3	12.1	12.1	(p)12.2
12-month % change		-7.5	-8.2	-8.2	-8.3	-9.0	(p)-5.4
Government(4)		41.6	41.6	41.3	38.6	41.2	(p)41.7
12-month % change		-10.0	-10.9	-11.0	-12.7	-10.2	(p)-9.3
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) Data were subject to revision on April 16, 2021. (3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary