Columbus City Unemployment Rate: 6.0% Unemployment Rate Change since May 2012: +0 Unemployment Rate Change since January 2013: -0.8 Civilian Labor Force: 431,500 Civilian Labor Force Change since May 2012: +3,600 Civilian Labor Force Change since January 2013: +5,100 Employment: 405,500 Employment Change since May 2012: +3,400 Employment Change since January 2013: +8,200 Unemployment: 26,000 Unemployment Change since May 2012: +100 Unemployment Change since January 2013: -3,100
Franklin County Unemployment Rate: 6.0% Unemployment Rate Change since May 2012: +0 Unemployment Rate Change since January 2013: -0.8 Civilian Labor Force: 631,000 Civilian Labor Force Change since May 2012: +5,300 Civilian Labor Force Change since January 2013: +7,300 Employment: 593,100 Employment Change since May 2012: +5,100 Employment Change since January 2013: +12,100 Unemployment: 37,900 Unemployment Change since May 2012: +200 Unemployment Change since January 2013: -4,700
Columbus Metro Area Unemployment Rate: 6.0% Unemployment Rate Change since May 2012: +0.1 Unemployment Rate Change since January 2013: -1.0 Civilian Labor Force: 977,400 Civilian Labor Force Change since May 2012: +8,600 Civilian Labor Force Change since January 2013: +9,500 Employment: 919,100 Employment Change since May 2012: +7,800 Employment Change since January 2013: +18,600 Unemployment: 58,300 Unemployment Change since May 2012: +800 Unemployment Change since January 2013: -9,100
Ohio Overall Unemployment Rate: 7.0% Unemployment Rate Change since May 2012: -0.3 Unemployment Rate Change since January 2013 : +0 Civilian Labor Force: 5,750,000 Civilian Labor Force Change since May 2012: -5,000 Civilian Labor Force Change since January 2013: +10,000 Employment: 5,345,000 Employment Change since May 2012: +9,000 Employment Change since January 2013: +4,000 Unemployment: 405,000 Unemployment Change since May 2012: -15,000 Unemployment Change since January 2013: +6,000
Metro Non-Farm Jobs Total: 966,900 Change from May 2012: +12,200 Change from January 2013: +23,300
By Industry Mining/Logging/Construction Total: 30,600 Change from May 2012: +500 Change from January 2013: +3,700
Manufacturing Total: 66,600 Change from May 2012: +600 Change from January 2013: +1,600
Trade/Transportation/Utilities Total: 180,700 Change from May 2012: -1,200 Change from January 2013: -2,500
Information Total: 16,400 Change from May 2012: -200 Change from January 2013: -100
Financial Activities Total: 71,300 Change from May 2012: -200 Change from January 2013: -400
Professional and Business Services Total: 161,000 Change from May 2012: +1,100 Change from January 2013: +5,400
Education and Health Services Total: 142,600 Change from May 2012: +4,500 Change from January 2013: +3,100
Leisure and Hospitality Total: 99,700 Change from May 2012: +4,900 Change from January 2013: +11,200
Other Services Total: 35,800 Change from May 2012: -600 Change from January 2013: -400
Government Total: 162,200 Change from May 2012: -200 Change from January 2013: +1,700
One of the more interesting things the Census measures is the population from “City Hall”, or basically the metro population by distance from downtown. The metric measure population at every mile out from the center of each city’s downtown area. Since city boundaries come in all different sizes, this is a good way to compare urban populations.
I looked at the 15 largest Midwest metros for these numbers.
First, here is a breakdown of aggregate population at each mile marker in 2010. Aggregate means that with each mile added, the population within all previous miles are added together.
This is a pretty bad showing in this list. In 2010, Columbus had the lowest downtown population, or population at Mile 0, of any of the largest 15 Midwest metros.
So while Columbus’ downtown is down at the bottom in this list to start, it ends up being a top 5 within just a few miles. Clearly, though, the city needs to do better at getting people in the center.
Columbus seems to hold its own from Mile 2 through about Mile 15 or 16, and then begins to fall back as full metro populations begin to take shape.
So now we know the exact populations by distance, but what about how those are changing over time? Here are the same miles and their total change from 2000 to 2010.
