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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Midwest > Ohio

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News Releases:
May
14
Business Employment Dynamics in Ohio — Third Quarter 2025

From June 2025 to September 2025, gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments in Ohio were 255,285.

May
12
Consumer Price Index, Midwest region — April 2026

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Midwest region increased 0.8 percent in April.

Apr
10
Consumer Price Index, Midwest region — March 2026

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Midwest region increased 0.9 percent in March.

Ohio Economy at a Glance:
Ohio
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2026		 Apr
2026

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (r)5,936.9 (r)5,937.5 5,932.4 5,929.7 5,922.6 (p)5,911.8

Employment(1)

 (r)5,679.2 (r)5,679.1 5,677.6 5,678.4 5,679.1 (p)5,679.8

Unemployment(1)

 (r)257.7 (r)258.4 254.8 251.3 243.5 (p)232.0

Unemployment Rate(2)

 (r)4.3 (r)4.4 4.3 4.2 4.1 (p)3.9

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 5,660.2 5,663.4 5,673.9 5,669.2 5,679.3 (p)5,687.1

12-month % change

 -0.1 -0.1 0.3 0.1 0.3 (p)0.3

Mining and Logging(3)

 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.3 9.3 (p)9.2

12-month % change

 3.4 3.3 6.8 4.5 5.7 (p)3.4

Construction(3)

 260.6 262.2 261.6 262.7 267.5 (p)268.6

12-month % change

 2.2 2.7 3.2 2.6 4.2 (p)4.5

Manufacturing(3)

 679.4 679.3 677.7 677.8 676.2 (p)680.4

12-month % change

 0.0 0.1 0.4 -0.1 -0.4 (p)0.2

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 1,038.8 1,041.6 1,045.7 1,046.2 1,049.3 (p)1,049.8

12-month % change

 -1.3 -1.0 -0.4 -0.4 0.0 (p)0.0

Information(3)

 65.2 65.2 65.4 65.0 65.7 (p)66.4

12-month % change

 -1.4 -1.2 -0.9 -1.4 -0.2 (p)1.2

Financial Activities(3)

 309.6 309.1 309.5 309.2 309.8 (p)310.1

12-month % change

 -1.0 -1.1 -0.9 -1.1 -0.8 (p)-0.6

Professional & Business Services(3)

 729.0 729.3 730.7 729.3 730.5 (p)730.1

12-month % change

 -0.7 -0.5 -0.1 -0.3 0.0 (p)-0.3

Education & Health Services(3)

 995.3 994.3 998.9 997.9 998.1 (p)998.2

12-month % change

 1.6 1.2 1.6 1.3 1.2 (p)0.9

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 569.5 568.5 570.2 570.1 570.3 (p)572.7

12-month % change

 -0.1 -0.6 0.3 0.5 0.4 (p)0.8

Other Services(3)

 210.9 211.6 211.9 212.2 212.1 (p)210.4

12-month % change

 -1.3 -0.8 -0.7 -0.4 -0.2 (p)-1.4

Government(3)

 792.7 793.0 792.9 789.5 790.5 (p)791.2

12-month % change

 -0.3 -0.1 -0.2 -0.6 -0.3 (p)-0.5

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary
(r) Revised
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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, Cincinnati-Hamilton — Second Half 2017 Consumer price indexes News Release Jan 2018
Consumer Price Index Historical Table for Cincinnati (PDF) Consumer price indexes Table Jan 2018
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Occupational Employment and Wages for Selected Computer Occupations in Selected Metropolitan Areas in the Midwest — May 2017 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2018
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