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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Midwest > Ohio > Akron

Akron

Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Midwest Economy - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Apr 2026
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Midwest Consumer price indexes Table Apr 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 — Third Quarter 2025 Employment, Pay News Release Mar 2026
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		 Sept
2025		 Oct
2025		 Nov
2025		 Dec
2025		 Jan
2026		 Feb
2026

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 359.5 (2)- 361.0 (p)359.4 (p)354.4  

Employment(1)

 344.0 (2)- 346.2 (p)343.9 (p)337.0  

Unemployment(1)

 15.5 (2)- 14.8 (p)15.5 (p)17.5  

Unemployment Rate(3)

 4.3 (2)- 4.1 (p)4.3 (p)4.9  

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(4)

 338.8 340.6 340.4 338.9 333.1 (p)332.7

12-month % change

 -0.6 -0.7 -0.9 -1.1 -0.4 (p)-1.2

Mining, Logging, and Construction(4)

 17.0 17.0 16.9 16.2 15.4 (p)15.3

12-month % change

 3.0 3.0 5.0 3.8 7.7 (p)5.5

Manufacturing(4)

 36.4 36.6 36.6 36.7 36.5 (p)36.6

12-month % change

 -1.4 -0.8 0.0 -0.3 0.0 (p)-0.5

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)

 67.4 67.8 68.3 68.9 67.4 (p)66.8

12-month % change

 -2.2 -2.3 -3.3 -3.1 -2.3 (p)-2.1

Information(4)

 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 (p)3.1

12-month % change

 -8.8 -8.8 -8.8 -8.8 -8.8 (p)-6.1

Financial Activities(4)

 16.6 16.7 16.6 16.6 16.5 (p)16.6

12-month % change

 -4.6 -4.6 -4.6 -4.0 -2.4 (p)-1.8

Professional and Business Services(4)

 47.5 47.9 47.9 47.4 46.3 (p)46.1

12-month % change

 -1.5 -0.6 0.4 0.9 -0.6 (p)-1.1

Education and Health Services(4)

 61.8 61.9 62.0 61.7 61.6 (p)61.6

12-month % change

 3.9 3.0 2.6 2.2 1.8 (p)0.7

Leisure and Hospitality(4)

 32.6 32.3 31.3 30.9 30.0 (p)29.8

12-month % change

 -1.5 -2.1 -4.0 -6.6 -4.5 (p)-6.0

Other Services(4)

 12.7 12.6 12.6 12.7 12.6 (p)12.6

12-month % change

 -2.3 -3.8 -3.8 -2.3 -0.8 (p)-0.8

Government(4)

 43.7 44.7 45.1 44.7 43.7 (p)44.2

12-month % change

 -0.2 -0.4 -0.9 -0.9 0.9 (p)-1.8

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