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Ohio had 273,000 job openings in April 2025, compared to 301,000 openings in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $39.71 per hour in the South to $56.31 in the Northeast in March 2025.
Employment rose in 9 of the 14 largest counties in Ohio from December 2023 to December 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Data Series | Back Data |
Dec 2024 |
Jan 2025 |
Feb 2025 |
Mar 2025 |
Apr 2025 |
May 2025 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
(r)5,917.5 | 5,922.2 | 5,930.0 | 5,947.4 | 5,961.2 | (p)5,963.5 | |
Employment(1) |
(r)5,652.7 | 5,651.2 | 5,652.8 | 5,664.1 | 5,669.9 | (p)5,669.7 | |
Unemployment(1) |
(r)264.8 | 271.1 | 277.1 | 283.3 | 291.2 | (p)293.8 | |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
(r)4.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.9 | (p)4.9 | |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
5,654.6 | 5,658.0 | 5,685.7 | 5,690.9 | 5,712.1 | (p)5,705.6 | |
12-month % change |
0.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.2 | (p)1.0 | |
Mining and Logging(3) |
9.0 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.7 | (p)8.7 | |
12-month % change |
-2.2 | -2.2 | -3.3 | -2.2 | -3.3 | (p)-3.3 | |
Construction(3) |
252.0 | 251.2 | 260.4 | 262.7 | 263.4 | (p)263.0 | |
12-month % change |
4.5 | 3.7 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 8.2 | (p)6.9 | |
Manufacturing(3) |
684.4 | 685.6 | 687.0 | 687.0 | 687.0 | (p)686.3 | |
12-month % change |
-0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | (p)0.2 | |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
1,049.7 | 1,051.2 | 1,053.6 | 1,056.2 | 1,059.5 | (p)1,054.3 | |
12-month % change |
-1.0 | -0.8 | -0.5 | -0.2 | 0.0 | (p)-0.4 | |
Information(3) |
66.1 | 66.8 | 67.1 | 67.4 | 67.8 | (p)68.2 | |
12-month % change |
-1.5 | -0.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 2.3 | (p)3.2 | |
Financial Activities(3) |
316.0 | 315.2 | 316.3 | 315.9 | 316.6 | (p)317.9 | |
12-month % change |
-0.3 | -0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | (p)1.4 | |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
729.0 | 733.1 | 739.9 | 732.8 | 733.8 | (p)734.0 | |
12-month % change |
-0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | -0.2 | 0.2 | (p)0.2 | |
Education & Health Services(3) |
976.6 | 976.3 | 981.2 | 983.0 | 990.3 | (p)991.7 | |
12-month % change |
2.5 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.7 | (p)2.6 | |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
570.2 | 565.7 | 567.5 | 571.8 | 577.8 | (p)574.4 | |
12-month % change |
0.2 | -0.4 | -0.3 | -0.1 | 1.3 | (p)0.6 | |
Other Services(3) |
213.4 | 214.1 | 214.6 | 215.5 | 216.1 | (p)216.2 | |
12-month % change |
0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.4 | (p)1.3 | |
Government(3) |
788.2 | 789.9 | 789.3 | 789.7 | 791.1 | (p)790.9 | |
12-month % change |
0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | (p)0.2 | |
Footnotes |