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Akron

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemploymentConsumer price indexesPay
Midwest Economy - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Aug 2026
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Midwest	Consumer price indexes	Table	Aug 2026
Midwest Consumer Price Index Card	Consumer price indexes	CPI Summary	Feb 2021
County Employment and Wages in Ohio — Fourth Quarter 2025	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jun 2026
Occupational Employment and Wages in Akron — May 2025	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jul 2026

Akron, OH Economy at a Glance:

Akron, OH

Data Series	Back Data	Jan 2026	Feb 2026	Mar 2026	Apr 2026	May 2026	June 2026
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		354.5	358.0	357.7	356.7	353.8	(p)357.4
Employment(1)		337.0	340.7	343.0	344.9	343.3	(p)344.1
Unemployment(1)		17.5	17.3	14.7	11.8	10.6	(p)13.3
Unemployment Rate(2)		4.9	4.8	4.1	3.3	3.0	(p)3.7
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		333.1	332.9	335.1	338.2	338.7	(p)339.4
12-month % change		-0.4	-1.2	-0.7	-0.6	-0.6	(p)0.4
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)		15.4	15.3	15.9	16.6	17.1	(p)17.6
12-month % change		7.7	5.5	6.7	7.1	5.6	(p)6.0
Manufacturing(3)		36.5	36.6	36.6	36.8	36.8	(p)37.1
12-month % change		0.0	-0.5	-0.5	0.0	0.3	(p)0.8
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)		67.4	66.8	66.7	67.2	67.5	(p)67.8
12-month % change		-2.3	-2.1	-2.1	-1.6	-1.3	(p)-0.6
Information(3)		3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	(p)3.1
12-month % change		-8.8	-6.1	-6.1	-3.1	0.0	(p)0.0
Financial Activities(3)		16.5	16.6	16.5	16.6	16.5	(p)16.6
12-month % change		-2.4	-1.8	-1.8	-0.6	-1.8	(p)-1.2
Professional and Business Services(3)		46.3	46.1	46.3	46.7	46.9	(p)47.5
12-month % change		-0.6	-1.1	-1.1	-2.3	-2.1	(p)-1.0
Education and Health Services(3)		61.6	61.6	61.8	61.7	61.9	(p)61.8
12-month % change		1.8	0.7	1.0	0.0	0.2	(p)0.7
Leisure and Hospitality(3)		30.0	30.0	30.9	32.0	33.8	(p)35.0
12-month % change		-4.5	-5.4	-2.8	-0.9	0.3	(p)2.3
Other Services(3)		12.6	12.6	12.7	12.7	12.8	(p)12.9
12-month % change		-0.8	-0.8	-0.8	-1.6	-0.8	(p)-0.8
Government(3)		43.7	44.2	44.6	44.8	42.3	(p)40.0
12-month % change		0.9	-1.8	-0.4	-0.7	-1.9	(p)0.5
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary