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Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
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Columbus, OH, Area Economic Summary (PDF)	Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment	Economic Summary	May 2025
Midwest Economy - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	May 2025
County Employment and Wages in Ohio — First Quarter 2024	Employment, Pay	News Release	Oct 2024
Occupational Employment and Wages in Columbus, Ohio — May 2023	Employment, Pay	News Release	Aug 2024

Columbus, OH Economy at a Glance:

Columbus, OH

Data Series	Back Data	Oct 2024	Nov 2024	Dec 2024	Jan 2025	Feb 2025	Mar 2025
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		(2)1,164.5	(2)1,163.7	(2)1,156.2	1,152.4	1,164.6	(p)1,183.7
Employment(1)		(2)1,121.6	(2)1,117.5	(2)1,110.7	1,097.5	1,108.3	(p)1,126.7
Unemployment(1)		(2)42.9	(2)46.2	(2)45.4	54.9	56.3	(p)57.0
Unemployment Rate(3)		(2)3.7	(2)4.0	(2)3.9	4.8	4.8	(p)4.8
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(4)		1,179.4	1,183.1	1,177.3	1,149.4	1,158.1	(p)1,165.3
12-month % change		0.9	0.9	0.9	0.1	0.7	(p)1.0
Mining, Logging, and Construction(4)		58.7	56.7	53.4	48.4	50.1	(p)52.0
12-month % change		12.9	10.3	6.4	-0.2	1.0	(p)1.8
Manufacturing(4)		76.9	76.9	77.1	76.5	76.8	(p)77.0
12-month % change		2.5	2.4	2.0	2.1	2.3	(p)2.4
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)		225.0	226.9	228.1	219.5	218.8	(p)218.7
12-month % change		-2.3	-3.9	-3.1	-3.2	-1.8	(p)-1.3
Information(4)		17.9	18.0	18.1	18.1	18.0	(p)17.9
12-month % change		-1.6	-1.1	-0.5	-1.1	-1.1	(p)-1.1
Financial Activities(4)		79.2	80.2	80.7	80.2	80.6	(p)80.7
12-month % change		-2.9	-1.4	-0.2	-0.4	0.6	(p)1.1
Professional and Business Services(4)		190.8	194.2	191.7	187.7	190.0	(p)190.4
12-month % change		-1.4	1.0	0.7	0.4	1.8	(p)1.9
Education and Health Services(4)		181.4	182.1	181.9	178.5	181.7	(p)181.4
12-month % change		4.5	4.1	4.2	2.5	3.1	(p)2.3
Leisure and Hospitality(4)		110.9	108.0	106.8	102.1	101.6	(p)105.3
12-month % change		-0.6	-1.4	-1.9	-3.1	-4.2	(p)-2.9
Other Services(4)		44.6	44.7	44.5	44.3	44.5	(p)44.9
12-month % change		0.7	1.1	0.7	0.7	0.9	(p)1.6
Government(4)		194.0	195.4	195.0	194.1	196.0	(p)197.0
12-month % change		2.6	2.9	3.7	2.9	2.2	(p)3.2
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) Data were subject to revision on April 18, 2025. (3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary