How many jobs were added in Ohio last month?
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Ohio gained 5,500 jobs in June 2026, ranking it fifth among states in job growth. Those figures comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' state employment report, which tracks monthly job changes. Job numbers can swing month to month as local economies expand or contract, but over the past five years the state has averaged about 5,400 new jobs per month. These figures are often revised in later months as more complete data rolls in.
+5.5K
month to month change in number of jobs (June 2026)
5th
rank among states in monthly job growth (June 2026)
Ohio’s job growth of 5,500 June 2026 was a directional change from the previous month. The latest monthly job change was up from the 5,300 loss in May 2026.
During the latest five year period (July 2021 to June 2026), Ohio gained jobs in 43 out of 60 months. June 2026 had the 29th-highest job growth during this period. The highest gains during this period occurred in October 2021 (+51,000) while job growth was weakest in September 2021 (-20,100).
There were 5,500 more jobs in June 2026 in Ohio than the previous month.
Monthly change in nonfarm employment, July 2021–June 2026, seasonally adjusted
Which Ohio sectors and industries had the best and worst job growth in June 2026?
The three supersectors with the highest job growth in June 2026 were construction, durable goods, and administrative and support and waste management and remediation services. Construction added 3,900 jobs. Durable goods gained 2,200 jobs, while administrative and support and waste management and remediation services added 1,500. The remaining supersectors either posted smaller gains or lost jobs during the month.
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The health care and social assistance sector gained 1,500 jobs during June 2026.
Change in jobs since previous month with circle size representing number of sector jobs in Ohio (June 2026)
How does Ohio’s job growth in 2026 compare to previous years?
In 2025, Ohio lost an average of 467 jobs every month. That's lower than the 2024 average monthly increase of 2,917, and the lowest since 2020. The 2025 average ranks as fifth-lowest in job growth since 2007.
When excluding the two pandemic-affected years of 2020 and 2021, job growth ranged from a loss of 20,600 on average every month in 2009 to a gain of 8,000 on average every month in 2014.
In 2025, Ohio lost an average of 467 jobs every month.
Average monthly change in the number of jobs, seasonally adjusted
Job growth among 13 metro areas primarily in Ohio during June 2026 ranged from a loss of 200 jobs in the Springfield, OH area to a gain of 1,300 jobs in the Columbus, OH area metro area
Monthly job growth, by metro area
Metro areas where at least one of its primary counties are within Ohio
| Metro area | Change in jobs | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | +1,300 | |
| 2. | +1,200 | |
| 3. | +1,100 | |
| 4. | +800 | |
| 5. | +800 | |
| 6. | +700 | |
| 7. | +400 | |
| 8. | +200 | |
| 9. | +200 | |
| 10. | +100 |
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