Overall unemployment rate moved up to 6.5% with the biggest shift in Restaurants & Hotels, which gained 4,600 roles, based on the most recently available information published in July 2021.
Total employment in the Cleveland-Elyria, OH market rose by 8,431 jobs in June and the unemployment rate increased compared to the prior month by 140 bps to 6.5%. The national unemployment rate increased by 60 bps over the same time to 6.1%.
- Cleveland-Elyria, OH unemployment rate is 41 bps above the national rate which is a negative sign.
- Unemployment in the market is 620 bps below the unemployment rate in the market last year at this time, which is a positive.
- Average wages (per hour) grew in June versus prior month by 5.3% and are down compared to last year at this time in the market.
For key employment segments of the market, total jobs grew by 0.6% . Key sectors include:
- Education & Healthcare: 194,000; -1,300
- Transportation & Utilities: 176,600; -900
- Business Services: 157,100; +1,600
- Government: 130,500; -1,000
- Manufacturing: 112,100; +1,700
- Restaurants & Hotels: 92,600; +4,600
- Financial Services: 67,800; +500
- Construction, Mining: 39,800; +1,000
- Other Jobs: 33,900; no change
- IT & Development: 12,500; +300
Data is based on the most recent 12 months available, through June 2021 (Data published July 2021 and reports created on July 28, 2021). Source: Government data agency and locally acquired statistics.
Note: All reported data is not seasonally adjusted.