I haven’t given jobs data for awhile and thought it was time to update, so here is the April 2014 jobs data report. Overall, there was more good than bad with the report. Unemployment was well below the national average and falling rapidly. Employment was up and unemployment was down. The only real negative was that the labor force remained stagnant to down a bit. All data comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Columbus City
Unemployment Rate: 4.3%
Unemployment Rate Change since April 2013: -1.6%
Unemployment Rate Change since January 2014: -1.5%
Civilian Labor Force: 432,300
Civilian Labor Force Change since April 2013: -1,400
Civilian Labor Force Change since January 2014: -1,400
Employment: 414,000
Employment Change since April 2013: +5,800
Employment Change since January 2014: +5,600
Unemployment: 18,400
Unemployment Change since April 2013: -7,100
Unemployment Change since January 2014: -7,000

Franklin County
Unemployment Rate: 4.3%
Unemployment Rate Change since April 2013: -1.6%
Unemployment Rate Change since January 2014: -1.6%
Civilian Labor Force: 631,700
Civilian Labor Force Change since April 2013: -1,700
Civilian Labor Force Change since January 2014: -1,900
Employment: 604,700
Employment Change since April 2013: +8,400
Employment Change since January 2014: +8,200
Unemployment: 27,000
Unemployment Change since April 2013: -10,100
Unemployment Change since January 2014: -10,100

Columbus Metro Area
Unemployment Rate: 4.3%
Unemployment Rate Change since April 2013: -1.6%
Unemployment Rate Change since January 2014: -1.7%
Civilian Labor Force: 976,173
Civilian Labor Force Change since April 2013: -2,530
Civilian Labor Force Change since January 2014: -4,023
Employment: 934,261
Employment Change since April 2013: +13,053
Employment Change since January 2014: +12,617
Unemployment: 41,912
Unemployment Change since April 2013: -15,583
Unemployment Change since January 2014: -16,640

Ohio Overall
Unemployment Rate: 5.7
Unemployment Rate Change since April 2013: -1.6%
Unemployment Rate Change since January 2014 : -1.2%
Civilian Labor Force: 5,741,473
Civilian Labor Force Change since April 2013: -27,006
Civilian Labor Force Change since January 2014: -21,655
Employment: 5,413,615
Employment Change since April 2013: +67,409
Employment Change since January 2014: +45,860
Unemployment: 327,858
Unemployment Change since April 2013: -94,415
Unemployment Change since January 2014: -67,515

Metro Non-Farm Jobs
Total: 982,500
Change from April 2013: +8,600
Change from January 2014: +16,700

By Industry
Mining/Logging/Construction Total: 32,200
Change from April 2013: +2,100
Change from January 2014: +2,900

Manufacturing Total: 67,700
Change from April 2013: +0
Change from January 2014: +1,700

Trade/Transportation/Utilities Total: 185,400
Change from April 2013: +2,900
Change from January 2014: -1,000

Information Total: 18,100
Change from April 2013: +0
Change from January 2014: +0

Financial Activities Total: 73,800
Change from April 2013: -1,100
Change from January 2014: +0

Professional and Business Services Total: 160,400
Change from April 2013: -1,800
Change from January 2014: +2,000

Education and Health Services Total: 140,600
Change from April 2013: +900
Change from January 2014: +3,400

Leisure and Hospitality Total: 99,400
Change from April 2013: +1,800
Change from January 2014: +5,500

Other Services Total: 38,400
Change from April 2013: +600
Change from January 2014: +100

Government Total: 166,500
Change from April 2013: +2,200
Change from January 2014: +2,100

May’s preliminary numbers look very good, and when those are fully released, I will do another report.