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June 2013 Jobs Data

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June 2013 jobs data Columbus, Ohio

These latest June 2013 jobs data numbers are from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Columbus City
Unemployment Rate: 6.4%
Unemployment Rate Change since June 2012: -0.1
Unemployment Rate Change since January 2013: -0.4
Civilian Labor Force: 438,100
Civilian Labor Force Change since June 2012: +5,000
Civilian Labor Force Change since January 2013: +11,700
Employment: 409,900
Employment Change since June 2012: +5,100
Employment Change since January 2013: +12,600
Unemployment: 28,200
Unemployment Change since June 2012: -100
Unemployment Change since January 2013: -900

Franklin County
Unemployment Rate: 6.4%
Unemployment Rate Change since June 2012: -0.1
Unemployment Rate Change since January 2013: -0.4
Civilian Labor Force: 640,600
Civilian Labor Force Change since June 2012: +7,400
Civilian Labor Force Change since January 2013: +16,900
Employment: 599,600
Employment Change since June 2012: +7,500
Employment Change since January 2013: +18,600
Unemployment: 41,100
Unemployment Change since June 2012: +0
Unemployment Change since January 2013: -1,500

Columbus Metro Area
Unemployment Rate: 6.4%
Unemployment Rate Change since June 2012: +0
Unemployment Rate Change since January 2013: -0.6
Civilian Labor Force: 992,617
Civilian Labor Force Change since June 2012: +12,256
Civilian Labor Force Change since January 2013: +24,712
Employment: 929,158
Employment Change since June 2012: +11,636
Employment Change since January 2013: +28,702
Unemployment: 63,459
Unemployment Change since June 2012: +620
Unemployment Change since January 2013: -3,990

Ohio Overall
Unemployment Rate: 7.2%
Unemployment Rate Change since June 2012: -0.1
Unemployment Rate Change since January 2013 : +0.2
Civilian Labor Force: 5,756,192
Civilian Labor Force Change since June 2012: +9,844
Civilian Labor Force Change since January 2013: +15,900
Employment: 5,343,335
Employment Change since June 2012: +15,079
Employment Change since January 2013: +2,483
Unemployment: 412,857
Unemployment Change since June 2012: -5,235
Unemployment Change since January 2013: +13,417

Metro Non-Farm Jobs
Total: 972,400
Change from June 2012: +15,200
Change from January 2013: +28,800

By Industry
Mining/Logging/Construction Total: 31,900
Change from June 2012: +1,000
Change from January 2013: +5,000

Manufacturing Total: 67,800
Change from June 2012: +1,400
Change from January 2013: +2,800

Trade/Transportation/Utilities Total: 181,600
Change from June 2012: -700
Change from January 2013: -1,600

Information Total: 16,400
Change from June 2012: -400
Change from January 2013: -100

Financial Activities Total: 71,800
Change from June 2012: +0
Change from January 2013: +100

Professional and Business Services Total: 161,900
Change from June 2012: +3,400
Change from January 2013: +6,300

Education and Health Services Total: 142,800
Change from June 2012: +6,600
Change from January 2013: +3,300

Leisure and Hospitality Total: 102,100
Change from June 2012: +4,700
Change from January 2013: +13,600

Other Services Total: 36,600
Change from June 2012: -500
Change from January 2013: +400

Government Total: 159,500
Change from June 2012: -300
Change from January 2013: -1,000

Overall, June was a pretty good month for Columbus and the state. Unemployment rose, but mostly because the labor force had strong growth, which is a sign of more people entering a recovering job market. Most industries saw job growth both year-over-year and year-to-date.



Cool Link Columbus Job Density

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The Brookings Institute recently released a study on job density, or basically where jobs are most heavily concentrated within metro areas.

Here is how Columbus job density compared to other Ohio metros.

Total Jobs Located within 3 Miles of the Central Business District (Downtown) in 2010, Most to Least
1. Columbus: 157,193
2. Cincinnati: 151,956
3. Cleveland: 127,846
4. Dayton: 75,481
5. Akron: 66,247
6. Toledo: 59,552
7. Youngstown: 54,368

% of Total Metro Jobs Located within 3 Miles of the Central Business District (Downtown) in 2010, Highest to Lowest
1. Youngstown: 27.3%
2. Akron: 24.9%
3. Dayton: 24.5%
4. Toledo: 23.8%
5. Columbus: 21.2%
6. Cincinnati: 17.7%
7. Cleveland: 15.4%

So Columbus has the highest total number of jobs within 3 miles of the CBD, but is in the bottom half for % of total metro jobs in that area.

Jobs Change from 2000-2010 for all Jobs Located within 3 Miles of the CBD, Best to Worst
1. Toledo: -15,412
2. Akron: -16,700
3. Youngstown: -17,307
4. Columbus: -30,338
5. Cincinnati: -31,717
6. Dayton: -32,420
7. Cleveland: -54,134

% Jobs Change from 2000-2010 for all Jobs Located within 3 Miles of the CBD, Best to Worst
1. Cincinnati: -1.9%
2. Cleveland: -2.1%
3. Akron: -2.5%
4. Columbus: -2.5%
5. Toledo: -2.5%
6. Youngstown: -2.9%
7. Dayton: -3.9%

At first glance, this may seem like horrible news, and while it’s not necessarily good, almost all metros lost jobs in this area, even high growth cities like Charlotte, Atlanta, Dallas, etc. This has a lot to do with the suburbanization of the nation over the last several decades, including during most of the 2000s. Jobs left the central core to spread out into the suburban areas people were moving to.

Total Jobs Located Between 3 and 10 Miles from the CBD in 2010, Highest to Lowest
1. Columbus: 321,508
2. Cleveland: 317,128
3. Cincinnati: 252,789
4. Dayton: 164,453
5. Toledo: 137,339
6. Akron: 117,986
7. Youngstown: 89,711

% of Total Metro Jobs Located Between 3 and 10 Miles from the CBD in 2010, Highest to Lowest
1. Toledo: 54.8%
2. Dayton: 53.4%
3. Youngstown: 45.1%
4. Akron: 44.3%
5. Columbus: 43.4%
6. Cleveland: 38.1%
7. Cincinnati: 29.5%

% Jobs Change 2000-2010 for all Jobs Located Between 3 and 10 Miles from the CBD, Best to Worst
1. Dayton: +1.5%
2. Youngstown: +1.1%
3. Akron: +0.7%
4. Toledo: -0.1%
5. Cincinnati: -1.4%
6. Cleveland: -1.4%
7. Columbus: -2.4%

The positive % changes even while the area lost jobs has to do with how many the share of total metro jobs. While the area may have lost jobs, its share of the entire metro grew as other areas shrank faster.

Finally, the far suburbs…

Total Jobs Located between 10 and 35 Miles from the CBD in 2010, Highest to Lowest
1. Cincinnati: 452,895
2. Cleveland: 386,727
3. Columbus: 262,003
4. Akron: 82,260
5. Dayton: 67,838
6. Youngstown: 54,709
7. Toledo: 53,736

% of Total Metro Jobs Located Between 10 and 35 Miles from the CBD in 2010, Highest to Lowest
1. Cincinnati: 52.8%
2. Cleveland: 46.5%
3. Columbus: 35.4%
4. Akron: 30.9%
5. Youngstown: 27.5%
6. Dayton: 22.0%
7. Toledo: 21.4%

% Jobs Change 2000-2010 for all Jobs Located Between 10 and 35 Miles from the CBD, Best to Worst
1. Columbus: +5.0%
2. Cleveland: +3.5%
3. Cincinnati: +3.3%
4. Dayton: +2.5%
5. Toledo: +2.5%
6. Akron: +1.7%
7. Youngstown: +1.7%

So what do all these numbers show? Well, the larger the metro, the more spread out it seems to be as far as where jobs are located. Smaller metros like Akron and Dayton are more compact. Columbus is the most compact of the 3-Cs and has the most total jobs, by far, within 10 miles of its core of any metro, but not by %. None of the metros saw real jobs growth within 10 miles of their cores, which is to be expected. However, in recent years, urban development has exploded, and companies seem to be shifting jobs closer to the center. It remains to be seen if these are long term trends or just a blip.