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Again, the 14,300 were not jobs, but the number of people employed. Ahhh..... but it still doesn't quite add up for me. Cleveland lost 27,000 from its labor force between August 2011 and August 2012. I can believe that. There was a net change of -14,000 of people employed. I can believe that too. Yet we had a net positive growth of 9,000 "non-farm" jobs. This is what doesn't seem to jive, even if it is using a different albeit related metric. The only thing I can think of to explain this is either (a) there are literally thousands and thousands of jobs sitting unfilled in the area; or (b) the bls has redefined what constitutes a "farm" job by moving many which previously qualified into the "non-farm" job category. Do you have the numbers for "farm" job change? Civilian labor force is basically everyone in the metro area that is of working age. When it sees drops, there are usually two reasons for it.. 1. The population overall is dropping, or 2. The economy is perceived to be mediocre to bad and people drop out altogether. Employed is all the people in the metro of working age that are, obviously, employed. Unemployed is again, all the people in the metro area of working age that don't have jobs. When this drops, it does so for a couple reasons, 1. More people are becoming employed, or 2. More people have stopped looking for work and have stopped being counted. Non-Farm Jobs is basically what it is... the number of jobs in a metro area that are not directly related to farming. If it goes up, that's good, but it doesn't necessarily mean that it's enough for all the people that need jobs. Or that those that are unemployed are qualified for the jobs that are available. So you can having rising unemployment at the same time you have rising numbers of non-farm jobs. You can also have it when population rises but non-farm jobs growth doesn't match the increase in population. There are a lot of ways the numbers influence each other, or that external factors influence the numbers. Either way, they're not exact and they shouldn't be read as completely corresponding with each other. I've never seen numbers that are "farm jobs".

? How were they arbitrarily expanded? They have to follow the same guidelines as all other metros, and the metro itself does not have any say in the matter. Further, the metro size wouldn't have anything to do with job performance.

Again, the 14,300 were not jobs, but the number of people employed.

Cleveland didn't lose 14K jobs, it gained 9,200. The 14K loss was the number of people of working age in the metro that became unemployed. They're measuring two different things.

Total Non-Farm Jobs, August 2012, highest to lowest. Cincinnati: 1,022,400 Cleveland: 1,009,500 Columbus: 936,600 Dayton: 376,000 Akron: 323,100 Toledo: 300,600 Youngstown: 225,900 Non-farm jobs change, August 2011-August 2012, best to worst. Cincinnati: +27,400 Columbus: +22,900 Cleveland: +9,200 Akron: +4,500 Youngstown: +3,600 Toledo: +1,400 Dayton: -1,800 Non-farm jobs change, August 2011-August 2012, by %, best to worst. Cincinnati: +2.8% Columbus: +2.5% Youngstown: +1.6% Akron: +1.4% Cleveland: +0.9% Toledo: +0.5% Dayton: -0.5% Mining/Logging/Construction Jobs, August 2012, and change from August 2011. Akron: 13,900 +1,200 Cincinnati: 40,000 -1,300 Cleveland: 33,800 -200 Columbus: 30,200 +900 Dayton: 11,400 -700 Toledo: 12,500 +200 Youngstown: 9,200 +100 Mining/Logging/Construction % Change, August 2011-August 2012, best to worst. Akron: +9.4% Columbus: +3.1% Toledo: +1.6% Youngstown: +1.1% Cleveland: -0.6% Cincinnati: -3.1% Dayton: -5.8% Manufacturing Jobs, August 2012, and change from August 2011. Akron: 42,900 +1,700 Cincinnati: 114,700 +7,300 Cleveland: 124,400 +3,000 Columbus: 62,100 -3,300 Dayton: 41,100 -200 Toledo: 39,100 -400 Youngstown: 31,400 +1,600 Interesting that the Cincinnati area has gained more manufacturing jobs the past year than all the Northern and Northeastern Ohio metros combined. And clearly Columbus' worst industry, which is not exactly unexpected. Manufacturing % Change, August 2011-August 2011, best to worst. Cincinnati: +6.8% Akron: +6.7% Youngstown: +5.4% Cleveland: +2.5% Dayton: -0.5% Toledo: -1.0% Columbus: -5.0% Trade/Transportation/Utilities Jobs, August 2012, and change from August 2011. Akron: 62,300 +500 Cincinnati: 202,800 +8,500 Cleveland: 180,200 +2,100 Columbus: 183,500 +6,200 Dayton: 62,000 +200 Toledo: 57,100 -1,200 Youngstown: 47,700 +1,500 Trade/Transporation/Utilities % Change, August 2011-August 2012, best to worst. Cincinnati: +4.4% Columbus: +3.5% Youngstown: +3.2% Cleveland: +1.2% Akron: +0.8% Dayton: +0.3% Toledo: -2.1% Information Jobs, August 2012, and change from August 2011. Akron: 3,800 +0 Cincinnati: 13,900 -100 Cleveland: 14,800 -500 Columbus: 16,700 -200 Dayton: 9,600 -200 Toledo: 3,400 +0 Youngstown: 2,300 -100 Financial Activities Jobs, August 2012, and change from August 2011. Akron: 13,800 +100 Cincinnati: 63,400 +900 Cleveland: 65,800 +1,600 Columbus: 72,900 +2,100 Dayton: 17,300 +200 Toledo: 11,200 +100 Youngstown: 8,900 +200 Financial Activities % Change, August 2011-August 2012, best to worst. Columbus: +3.0% Cleveland: +2.5% Youngstown: +2.3% Cincinnati: +1.4% Dayton: +1.2% Toledo: +0.9% Akron: +0.7% Professional and Business Services Jobs, August 2012, and change from August 2011. Akron: 50,400 +1,000 Cincinnati: 165,800 +12,800 Cleveland: 143,000 +1,400 Columbus: 153,500 +3,300 Dayton: 47,500 -2,400 Toledo: 33,800 +700 Youngstown: 21,400 -500 Professional and Business Services % Change, August 2011-August 2012, best to worst. Cincinnati: +8.4% Columbus: +2.2% Toledo: +2.1% Akron: +2.0% Cleveland: +1.0% Youngstown: -2.3% Dayton: -4.8% Health and Education Jobs, August 2012, and change from August 2011. Akron: 51,100 +800 Cincinnati: 150,500 +100 Cleveland: 190,200 +4,900 Columbus: 138,500 +10,400 Dayton: 69,100 +300 Toledo: 51,900 +200 Youngstown: 43,700 +500 Heatlh and Education % Change, August 2011-August 2012, best to worst. Columbus: +8.1% Cleveland: +2.6% Akron: +1.6% Youngstown: +1.2% Dayton: +0.4% Toledo: +0.4% Cincinnati: +0.1% Leisure and Hospitality Jobs, August 2012, and change from August 2011. Akron: 29,400 -1,400 Cincinnati: 112,700 +1,100 Cleveland: 90,000 -600 Columbus: 94,300 +3,700 Dayton: 40,400 +1,400 Toledo: 37,400 +3,300 Youngstown: 24,000 +1,000 Leisure and Hospitality % Change, August 2011-August 2012, best to worst. Toledo: +9.7% Youngstown: +4.3% Columbus: +4.1% Dayton: +3.6% Cincinnati: +1.0% Cleveland: -0.7% Akron: -4.5% Other Services Jobs, August 2012, and change from August 2011. Akron: 13,300 +0 Cincinnati: 41,300 +900 Cleveland: 42,400 +1,200 Columbus: 39,700 +4,400 Dayton: 15,400 +100 Toledo: 13,100 -100 Youngstown: 10,000 +100 Other Services % Change, August 2011-August 2012, best to worst. Columbus: +12.5% Cleveland: +2.9% Cincinnati: +2.2% Youngstown: +1.0% Dayton: +0.7% Akron: 0.0% Toledo: -0.8% Government Jobs, August 2012, and change from August 2011. Akron: 42,200 -400 Cincinnati: 117,300 -2,800 Cleveland: 124,900 -3,700 Columbus: 145,200 -4,600 Dayton: 62,200 -500 Toledo: 41,100 -1,400 Youngstown: 27,300 -800 Government % Change, August 2011-August 2012, best to worst. Dayton: -0.8% Akron: -0.9% Cincinnati: -2.3% Youngstown: -2.8% Cleveland: -2.9% Columbus: -3.1% Toledo: -3.3%

Civilian Labor Force, August 2012, highest to lowest. Cincinnati: 1,117,800 Cleveland: 1,075,900 Columbus: 967,000 Dayton: 406,000 Akron: 374,600 Toledo: 315,600 Younstown: 269,100 Civilian Labor Force change, August 2011-August 2012, best to worst. Cincinnati: +8,400 Columbus: +8,100 Youngstown: +200 Akron: -1,000 Dayton: -4,700 Toledo: -8,600 Cleveland: -27,000 Pretty significant hit on the Cleveland labor force the past year. Employment, August 2012, highest to lowest. Cincinnati: 1,042,400 Cleveland: 1,002,000 Columbus: 909,500 Dayton: 376,900 Akron: 350,600 Toledo: 292,500 Youngstown: 247,800 Employment change, August 2011-August 2012, best to worst. Cincinnati: +28,000 Columbus: +23,700 Akron: +5,900 Youngstown: +3,900 Toledo: +2,000 Dayton: -400 Cleveland: -14,300 Unemployment, August 2012, lowest to highest. Youngstown: 21,400 Toledo: 23,400 Akron: 23,900 Dayton: 29,500 Columbus: 57,500 Cleveland: 73,900 Cincinnati: 75,400 Unemployment change, August 2011-August 2012, best to worst. Cincinnati: -19,700 Columbus: -15,600 Cleveland: -12,700 Dayton: -8,100 Akron: -7,100 Toledo: -6,700 Youngstown: -3,700 Unemployment change, August 2011-August 2012 as a % of total number, best to worst. Akron: -22.9% Toledo: -22.5% Dayton: -21.5% Columbus: -21.3% Cincinnati: -20.7% Cleveland: -14.7% Youngstown: -14.7%

Due to being so busy recently, I wasn't able to post July's numbers. July was actually not a great month overall for anyone. Most if not all metro unemployment rates rose. August's numbers have come and while the picture is not entirely rosy, it's an improvement from July. National unemployment rate: 8.1% August City Unemployment Rate, best to worst. Columbus: 6.0% Akron: 7.3% Cincinnati: 7.5% Toledo: 8.3% Dayton: 8.9% Youngstown: 9.3% Cleveland: 9.4% City unemployment rate change, August 2011-August 2012, best to worst. Youngstown: -3.4% Cincinnati: -2.5% Toledo: -2.4% Dayton: -2.3% Akron: -2.0% Columbus: -1.8% Cleveland: -1.5% August County Unemployment Rate, best to worst Franklin: 6.0% Summit: 6.5% Hamilton: 6.8% Cuyahoga: 7.3% Mahoning: 7.3% Lucas: 7.6% Montgomery: 7.6% County unemployment rate change, August 2011-August 2012, best to worst. Lucas: -2.2% Mahoning: -2.1% Hamilton: -2.0% Montgomery: -1.9% Summit: -1.8% Franklin: -1.7% Cuyahoga: -1.1% August Metro Unemployment Rates, best to worst. Columbus: 5.9% Akron: 6.4% Cincinnati: 6.7% Cleveland: 6.9% Dayton: 7.3% Toledo: 7.3% Youngstown: 7.9% Metro unemployment rate change August 2011-August 2012, best to worst. Toledo: -2.0% Cincinnati: -1.9% Akron: -1.8% Dayton: -1.8% Columbus: -1.7% Youngstown: -1.4% Cleveland: -1.0% Metro unemployment rate change July 2012 to August 2012, best to worst. Toledo: -0.8% Youngstown: -0.8% Akron: -0.5% Cincinnati: -0.5% Dayton: -0.5% Cleveland: -0.4% Columbus: -0.4%

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/jobs-and-economy/2012/09/worlds-leading-cities-fashion/3182/ Columbus is #3, behind NYC and LA... for the US, not the world. Cincinnati is #9.

This could all be moot if there were actually strict density codes involved. That style of development flies directly in the face of what has made Easton successful. Incidentally, I was at Morse Crossing and Easton just today. Easton was, of course, busy. Morse Crossing, a typicaly suburban-style strip plaza, besides the restaurants, was decidedly quiet. The same thing was true across 161 at the Best Buy/Sports Authority strip plaza. I couldn't help but wonder how it made any sense to build out more of this soulless strip retail with zero residential when residential will, at the very least, provide more customers and ultimately more tax revenue for the areas/cities involved. It makes absolutely no sense even from a for-profit developer. Not only that, but it's become very clear that this type of development has fallen way out of favor with emerging trends. It's like no one is bothering to even look around. This is going to appeal only to the shrinking supply of people who still think the suburbs and seas of parking are awesome.

From the photo, it already looks installed over High.

That last sentence doesn't make much sense. If the Scioto madtom is NOW thought to be extinct, how can the Big Darby have a population of them?

All good news for the Arena District. Though NRI only has the one lot left where plans haven't been announced, if you look at the aerial, there are still tons of empty lots in the area, particularly around Vine/Kilbourne and Spruce and Neil Avenue. And of course the entire Arena West area remains vacant (part of the original casino site) that will eventually become residential according to the last news about it, but no formal plans have been announced yet.

The area directly west of the market is all a part of Neighborhood Launch, which will be building at least 4 (not 2) new residential buildings. The 2 5-story apartment buildings, a 5-story condo building and the next phase of Bishop's Walk. I have no doubt that more projects will come along in the next year or so in the area around the market, though despite your belief to the contrary, you still need developers to come forward to actually have projects happen. Also, you also have lot owners who don't want to sell or are waiting for prices to rise. And the Front Street building is not near the market and wouldn't be a selling point. Besides, the city owns that land and likely not going to put a residential project there. I could see an office tower of some kind go in there, hopefully with ground-floor retail of some kind. The last thing that area needs is another parking garage.

You just got done stating that Lessner was virtually alone in development efforts on the West Side, and now you're saying you regularly recognize others. Which is it? And yes, she saw an opportunity, one that didn't exist a few years ago. You make it seem like the West Side has been prime real estate and no one noticed. I really think the perception change came from four main events: 1. Completion of the Franklinton Floodwall. It removed federal restrictions on development. 2. City focus, particularly in the East Franklinton area. 3. The casino. It's not going to save the area by itself, but it focused attention to the neighborhood unlike any project in decades. 4. The 600 Rich project that created an artist community that's created a feel similar to the very early days of the Short North. Combined, these events gave the perception of momentum. And I don't think this perception change has only been in a few select locations. It really feels like the entire West Side area has a much brighter future. Other projects like Orange Barrel moving it's HQ in Franklinton, COTA adding and expanding routes along W. Broad from Downtown, the recently completed Franlinton Development Plan all keep that sense of progress going. Lessner is just one part of a much bigger picture that's evolving.

The near West Side has become attractive and has momentum now, something that was not true even 5 years ago. Even if one or two people opened new businesses at this time, there really wasn't any kind of revitalization push that there is now, so it's really no suprise that these singular businesses alone did not spur on neighborhood revitalization. I really think you are vastly oversimplifying the impact of a single business. Lessner has no more power to fix an entire neighborhood than did Jack's or Tommy's. The difference is perception, which HAS changed, at least enough to have more people become interested. And I think Walker's point is that she's not the only one working on revitalization through new development. There are quite a few people involved, which is the only real way that change happens. You really do a disservice to these efforts by not recognizing all the others taking part. Lessner should be commended for taking chances in freshly up and coming areas, but let's be honest, she's still a business owner and wouldn't have done so unless she saw a business opportunity. After all, you don't open a business to fix a neighborhood, you open it because you believe you can make money there.

That's right around the corner from where I used to live.

Residents and then businesses. The city can make infrastructure improvements, help rehab properties and partner with private interests to promote the area in general. From what I can tell, the city has and is doing all of this. I'm not sure if it's already being done, but perhaps tax incentives for any developer willing to build in the area as well. Other than that, a city can't force people to move to a neighborhood or for small business owners to open up shop there. From reading the article, it just sounds like a perfect storm of bad conditions hurt this particular business, from weather damage to highway construction.

Keith, what is a huge blow for King-Lincoln? You should try and be more specific as, anymore, someone farts in a Columbus neighborhood and you swoop in ready to call time of death.

Finally, part 3 of metro industry recovery. I know this is a ton of data, but wanted this to be a big update. Leisure and Hospitality Akron January: 0.0% February: 4.5% March: 12.4% April: 23.6% May: 41.6% June: 53.9% Cincinnati January: 39.3% February: 41.8% March: 56.6% April: 69.9% May: 91.3% June: 102.0% Cleveland January: 7.4% February: 0.0% March: 7.8% April: 17.7% May: 42.4% June: 54.7% Columbus January: 25.5% February: 35.0% March: 32.8% April: 56.2% May: 73.7% June: 116.1% Dayton January: 46.9% February: 34.7% March: 53.1% April: 95.9% May: 114.3% June: 114.3% Toledo January: 34.2% February: 40.8% March: 40.8% April: 59.2% May: 71.1% June: 94.7% Youngstown January: 19.1% February: 21.3% March: 29.8% April: 44.7% May: 66.0% June: 89.4% Other Services Akron January: 0.0% February: 8.3% March: 8.3% April: 8.3% May: 16.7% June: 33.3% Cincinnati January: 8.2% February: 0.0% March: 8.2% April: 14.3% May: 16.3% June: 36.7% Cleveland January: 2.3% February: 13.6% March: 11.4% April: 15.9% May: 25.0% June: 34.1% Columbus January: 11.1% February: 19.4% March: 66.7% April: 75.0% May: 88.9% June: 119.4% Dayton January: 5.3% February: 10.5% March: 15.8% April: 15.8% May: 21.1% June: 31.6% Toledo January: 0.0% February: 7.7% March: 11.5% April: 7.7% May: 11.5% June: 15.4% Youngstown January: 0.0% February: 0.0% March: 10.0% April: 10.0% May: 20.0% June: 30.0% Government Akron January: 41.1% February: 64.4% March: 67.8% April: 65.6% May: 42.2% June: -4.4%* *Akron fell below its recession bottom in June. Cincinnati January: 37.8% February: 53.9% March: 58.0% April: 59.1% May: 61.1% June: 34.2% Cleveland January: 0.0% February: 19.9% March: 22.6% April: 14.0% May: 11.3% June: 4.8% Columbus January: 18.5% February: 30.4% March: 31.1% April: 26.7% May: 31.9% June: 17.8% Dayton January: 52.1% February: 75.0% March: 81.3% April: 79.2% May: 85.4% June: 41.7% Toledo January: 34.6% February: 48.6% March: 47.7% April: 48.6% May: 29.9% June: 0.0% Youngstown January: 56.4% February: 60.0% March: 67.3% April: 63.6% May: 65.5% June: 43.6%

Part 2 of the industry recovery. Financial Activities Akron January: 36.4% February: 36.4% March: 36.4% April: 36.4% May: 45.5% June: 54.5% Cincinnati January: 3.1% February: 0.0% March: 21.5% April: 30.8% May: 38.5% June: 46.2% Cleveland January: 12.4% February: 11.4% March: 9.5% April: 7.6% May: 14.3% June: 19.0% Columbus January: 48.5% February: 53.0% March: 53.0% April: 50.0% May: 48.5% June: 53.0% Dayton January: 8.3% February: 8.3% March: 8.3% April: 11.1% May: 13.9% June: 13.9% Toledo January: 3.8% February: 3.8% March: 3.8% April: 7.7% May: 7.7% June: 7.7% Youngstown January: 16.7% February: 25.0% March: 25.0% April: 25.0% May: 25.0% June: 33.3% Professional and Business Services Akron January: 17.1% February: 24.4% March: 17.1% April: 40.2% May: 46.3% June: 51.2% Cincinnati January: 41.5% February: 47.2% March: 69.3% April: 82.4% May: 83.5% June: 92.0% Cleveland January: 27.8% February: 35.9% March: 29.2% April: 45.5% May: 45.9% June: 62.7% Columbus January: 44.3% February: 59.3% March: 67.1% April: 90.0% May: 86.4% June: 79.3% Dayton January: 67.0% February: 59.3% March: 52.7% April: 59.3% May: 51.6% June: 49.5% Toledo January: 63.8% February: 86.2% March: 74.1% April: 70.7% May: 75.9% June: 87.9% Youngstown January: 96.4% February: 103.6% March: 103.6% April: 121.4% May: 103.6% June: 103.6% Health and Education For this catergory, all metros are growing and this industry did not really see any decline at all during the recession. So for this industry, I took the % growth from January 2007 (recession start) to each month in 2012. Akron January: 9.8% February: 10.5% March: 10.7% April: 10.9% May: 9.6% June: 5.2% Cincinnati January: 7.5% February: 8.2% March: 8.3% April: 9.5% May: 8.9% June: 8.1% Cleveland January: 8.1% February: 10.4% March: 10.6% April: 11.2% May: 11.8% June: 10.4% Columbus January: 24.9% February: 27.4% March: 27.1% April: 27.3% May: 29.2% June: 27.2% Dayton January: 4.7% February: 7.0% March: 8.5% April: 8.5% May: 6.3% June: 6.4% Toledo January: 3.2% February: 4.4% March: 4.4% April: 4.4% May: 4.0% June: 3.8% Youngstown January: 5.0% February: 4.8% March: 5.5% April: 6.7% May: 5.3% June: 5.3%

Metro Job Recovery By Industry, 1st Half of 2012. Same principle as the above post where it's measuring the % recovery from the industry bottom in each metro. Mining/Logging/Construction Akron January: 7.4% February: 7.4% March: 10.3% April: 32.4% May: 50.0% June: 58.8% Cincinnati January: 8.3% February: 7.9% March: 13.1% April: 21.4% May: 30.6% June: 36.2% Cleveland January: 3.3% February: 3.8% March: 8.2% April: 14.3% May: 28.6% June: 33.5% Columbus January: 18.0% February: 17.4% March: 15.7% April: 24.2% May: 24.7% June: 32.6% Dayton January: 2.9% February: 0.0% March: 2.9% April: 17.4% May: 21.7% June: 30.4% Toledo January: 22.5% February: 20.0% March: 22.5% April: 28.7% May: 40.0% June: 47.5% Youngstown January: 11.6% February: 4.7% March: 7.0% April: 20.9% May: 32.6% June: 46.5% Manufacturing Akron January: 24.3% February: 27.8% March: 30.4% April: 36.5% May: 40.9% June: 41.7% Cincinnati January: 33.5% February: 33.0% March: 40.9% April: 49.8% May: 47.8% June: 50.2% Cleveland January: 19.3% February: 24.4% March: 24.1% April: 24.1% May: 26.7% June: 29.3% Columbus January: 9.7% February: 5.1% March: 5.1% April: 1.1% May: 1.1% June: 9.7% Dayton January: 11.2% February: 10.1% March: 11.2% April: 16.5% May: 12.8% June: 15.4% Toledo January: 38.0% February: 38.5% March: 39.1% April: 32.8% May: 35.4% June: 37.0% Youngstown January: 35.2% February: 33.3% March: 33.3% April: 32.1% May: 33.3% June: 38.2% Trade/Transportation/Utilities Akron January: 17.9% February: 8.0% March: 12.5% April: 18.8% May: 17.9% June: 21.4% Cincinnati January: 6.5% February: 5.5% March: 12.3% April: 12.6% May: 20.5% June: 25.9% Cleveland January: 12.9% February: 7.6% March: 12.9% April: 15.2% May: 24.6% June: 26.9% Columbus January: 22.4% February: 16.8% March: 24.8% April: 31.1% May: 38.5% June: 41.6% Dayton January: 17.3% February: 10.9% March: 18.2% April: 19.1% May: 25.5% June: 19.1% Toledo January: 25.2% February: 21.8% March: 22.7% April: 27.7% May: 24.4% June: 26.1% Youngstown January: 10.5% February: 4.2% March: 12.6% April: 15.8% May: 15.8% June: 29.5% Information Most metros are near or at their respective bottoms, and no statistically significant growth or decline has occurred since the recession.

This is metro job recovery for the first half of 2012. I took the 2006-2007 industry peak for each respective metro, found the respective recession bottom for each industry, than found the difference between that bottom number and each month so far this year. I then figured out the % of industry jobs recovered since the bottom. I think this gives a good idea of how metros are trending. Civilian Labor Force Total Loss during the Recession Peak to Bottom, best to worst. 1. Youngstown: -21,706 2. Dayton: -23,464 3. Toledo: -27,309 4. Akron: -27,670 5. Columbus: -37,357 6. Cincinnati: -62,602 7. Cleveland: -66,169 % of Total Labor Force recovered by each metro in 2012. 0% indicates month was equal to bottom. Akron January: 0.0% February: 8.6% March: 5.4% April: 10.2% May: 13.4% June: 23.0% Cincinnati January: 5.1% February: 10.0% March: 21.9% April: 24.8% May: 37.0% June: 55.6% Cleveland January: 12.7% February: 21.9% March: 36.7% April: 33.8% May: 42.1% June: 42.1% Columbus January: 11.9% February: 24.5% March: 21.7% April: 23.5% May: 39.9% June: 69.1% Dayton January: 0.5% February: 0.0% March: 1.3% April: 4.7% May: 5.9% June: 5.8% Toledo January: 5.2% February: 14.6% March: 6.7% April: 0.0% May: 0.2% June: 4.4% Youngstown January: 7.0% February: 0.0% March: 4.1% April: 3.2% May: 6.7% June: 28.8% Total Non-Farm Jobs loss during the Recession from peak to bottom, best to worst. 1. Youngstown: -31,800 2. Akron: -38,100 3. Toledo: -48,600 4. Dayton: -49,200 5. Columbus: -73,100 6. Cleveland: -101,400 7. Cincinnati: -121,000 % of Total Metro Non-Farm Jobs Recovered by each month in 2012. Akron January: 5.8% February: 13.1% March: 16.8% April: 31.8% May: 34.9% June: 33.6% Cincinnati January: 7.1% February: 10.7% March: 22.6% April: 32.1% May: 39.2% June: 41.0% Cleveland January: 10.2% February: 18.0% March: 21.5% April: 28.5% May: 42.7% June: 49.0% Columbus January: 37.1% February: 45.0% March: 50.8% April: 62.8% May: 72.8% June: 80.8% Dayton January: 18.3% February: 18.9% March: 24.8% April: 34.6% May: 33.3% June: 30.3% Toledo January: 18.7% February: 26.1% March: 25.3% April: 27.8% May: 28.2% June: 29.2% Youngstown January: 20.1% February: 17.9% March: 24.5% April: 31.4% May: 34.0% June: 42.8% I'll do this by industry a bit later.

It was a typo and I changed it to add Cincinnati. As far as the numbers themselves, they are correct according to the BLS.

June 2012 metro job information by industry. I'm going to provide more information, again, than in most months. Mining/Logging/Construction Jobs, June 2012, highest to lowest. 1. Cincinnati: 40,200 2. Cleveland: 32,700 3. Columbus: 29,600 4. Akron: 13,300 5. Toledo: 12,500 6. Dayton: 11,400 7. Youngstown: 10,900 Mining/Logging/Construction jobs change June 2011-June 2012, best to worst. 1. Youngstown: +1,800 2. Akron: +1,500 3. Cincinnati: +1,300 4. Toledo: +400 5. Columbus: -200 6. Dayton: -300 7. Cleveland: -900 Mining/Logging/Construction jobs change May 2012 to June 2012, best to worst. 1. Youngstown: +2,600 2. Columbus: +1,400 3. Cincinnati: +1,300 4. Cleveland: +900 5. Akron: +600 6. Dayton: +600 7. Toledo: +600 Manufacturing Jobs, June 2012, highest to lowest. 1. Cleveland: 123,900 2. Cincinnati: 112,300 3. Columbus: 62,900 4. Akron: 41,500 5. Dayton: 40,200 6. Toledo: 39,500 7. Youngstown: 30,800 Manufacturing jobs change, June 2011-June 2012, best to worst. 1. Cincinnati: +7,100 2. Cleveland: +4,700 3. Akron: +2,800 4. Youngstown: +400 5. Dayton: -100 6. Toledo: -200 7. Columbus: -1,800 Manufacturing jobs change, May 2012 to June 2012, best to worst. 1. Columbus: +1,500 2. Cleveland: +900 3. Youngstown: +800 4. Cincinnati: +500 5. Dayton: +500 6. Toledo: +300 7. Akron: +100 Trade/Transportation/Utilities jobs, June 2012, highest to lowest. 1. Cincinnati: 199,500 2. Columbus: 185,000 3. Cleveland: 181,500 4. Dayton: 62,600 5. Akron: 62,500 6. Toledo: 58,000 7. Youngstown: 47,600 Trade/Transportation/Utilities jobs change, June 2011-June 2012, best to worst. 1. Columbus: +5,900 2. Cleveland: +3,800 3. Cincinnati: +3,500 4. Youngstown: +1,500 5. Akron: +300 6. Dayton: -200 7. Toledo: -300 Trade/Transportation/Utilities jobs change, May 2012 to June 2012, best to worst. 1. Cincinnati: +1,600 2. Youngstown: +1,300 3. Columbus: +900 4. Cleveland: +800 5. Akron: +400 6. Toledo: +200 7. Dayton: -700 Information jobs, June 2012, highest to lowest. 1. Columbus: 16,700 2. Cleveland: 14,800 3. Cincinnati: 13,800 4. Dayton: 9,700 5. Akron: 3,700 6. Toledo: 3,400 7. Youngstown: 2,300 Information jobs change, June 2011-June 2012, best to worst. 1. Toledo: +0 2. Youngstown: +0 3. Akron: -200 4. Cincinnati: -200 5. Columbus: -200 6. Dayton: -200 7. Cleveland: -500 Information jobs change, May 2012 to June 2012, best to worst. 1. Dayton: +100 2. All others at +0 Financial Activities jobs, June 2012, highest to lowest. 1. Columbus: 71,600 2. Cleveland: 65,900 3. Cincinnati: 62,800 4. Dayton: 17,100 5. Akron: 13,700 6. Toledo: 11,100 7. Youngstown: 8,900 Financial Activities jobs change, June 2011-June 2012, best to worst. 1. Columbus: +1,500 2. Cleveland: +1,400 3. Youngstown: +100 4. Akron: +0 5. Dayton: +0 6. Toledo: -200 7. Cincinnati: -1,000 Financial Activities jobs change, May 2012 to June 2012, best to worst. 1. Cincinnati: +500 2. Cleveland: +500 3. Columbus: +300 4. Akron: +100 5. Toledo: +100 6. Youngstown: +100 Dayton: +0 Professional and Business Services jobs, June 2012, highest to lowest. 1. Cincinnati: 159,900 2. Columbus: 152,400 3. Cleveland: 139,200 4. Akron: 49,800 5. Dayton: 48,500 6. Toledo: 34,500 7. Youngstown: 21,800 Professional and Business Services jobs change, June 2011-June 2012, best to worst. 1. Cincinnati: +5,800 2. Columbus: +2,400 3. Toledo: +1,700 4. Dayton: +1,200 5. Akron: +100 6. Cleveland: +100 7. Youngstown: -600 Professional and Business Services jobs change, May 2012 to June 2012, best to worst. 1. Cleveland: +3,500 2. Cincinnati: +1,500 3. Toledo: +700 4. Akron: +400 5. Youngstown: +0 6. Dayton: -200 7. Columbus: -1,000 Heatlh and Education jobs, June 2012, highest to lowest. 1. Cleveland: 189,100 2. Cincinnati: 150,600 3. Columbus: 138,000 4. Dayton: 69,700 5. Toledo: 511,800 6. Akron: 51,100 7. Youngstown: 44,000 Health and Education jobs change, June 2011-June 2012, best to worst. 1. Columbus: +9,500 2. Cleveland: +2,600 3. Cincinnati: +1,900 4. Dayton: +1,000 5. Youngstown: +900 6. Akron: +400 7. Toledo: +200 Health and Education jobs change, May 2012 to June 2012, best to worst. 1. Akron: +800 2. Dayton: +100 3. Youngstown: +0 4. Toledo: -100 5. Cincinnati: -1,100 6. Columbus: -2,200 7. Cleveland: -2,400 Leisure and Hospitality jobs, June 2012, highest to lowest. 1. Cincinnati: 114,300 2. Columbus: 96,300 3. Cleveland: 90,000 4. Dayton: 39,700 5. Toledo: 35,400 6. Akron: 30,200 7. Youngstown: 23,900 Leisure and Hospitality jobs change, June 2011-June 2012, best to worst. 1. Cincinnati: +2,800 2. Columbus: +2,800 3. Dayton: +1,600 4. Toledo: +1,300 5. Youngstown: +1,000 6. Akron: -1,100 7. Cleveland: -2,000 Leisure and Hospitality jobs change, May 2012 to June 2012, best to worst. 1. Columbus: +5,800 2. Cleveland: +3,000 3. Cincinnati: +2,100 4. Toledo: +1,800 5. Akron: +1,100 6. Youngstown: +1,100 7. Dayton: +0 Other Services jobs, June 2012, highest to lowest. 1. Cleveland: 42,000 2. Cincinnati: 41,300 3. Columbus: 39,000 4. Dayton: 15,400 5. Akron: 13,300 6. Toledo: 13,200 7. Youngstown: 10,000 Other Services jobs change, June 2011-June 2012, best to worst. 1. Columbus: +3,400 2. Cleveland: +500 3. Cincinnati: +300 4. Dayton: +100 5. Youngstown: +0 6. Akron: -100 7. Toledo: -200 Other Services jobs change, May 2012 to June 2012, best to worst. 1. Columbus: +1,100 2. Cincinnati: +1,000 3. Cleveland: +400 4. Akron: +200 5. Dayton: +200 6. Toledo: +100 7. Youngstown: +100 Government jobs, June 2012, highest to lowest. 1. Columbus: 151,700 2. Cleveland: 129,600 3. Cincinnati: 124,100 4. Dayton: 63,600 5. Toledo: 42,300 6. Akron: 42,200 7. Youngstown: 29,800 Government jobs change, June 2011-June 2012, best to worst. 1. Youngstown: +300 2. Cincinnati: +0 3. Akron: -900 4. Toledo: -1,600 5. Dayton: -1,900 6. Columbus: -4,300 7. Cleveland: -6,900 Government jobs change, May 2012 to June 2012, best to worst. 1. Cleveland: -1,200 2. Youngstown: -1,200 3. Columbus: -1,900 4. Dayton: -2,100 5. Toledo: -3,200 6. Akron: -4,200 7. Cincinnati: -5,200

Since we're at the halfway point for 2012's jobs data, I'm going to do an update for all the numbers, from labor size to industry and recession jobs recovery. First, June 2012 unemployment rates. Metro Unemployment, June 2012, lowest to highest. 1. Columbus: 6.4% 2. Akron: 7.0% 3. Cincinnati: 7.2% 4. Cleveland: 7.5% 5. Dayton; 7.8% 6. Toledo: 8.1% 7. Youngstown: 8.2% All these rates went up from May, but all of them are still at or below the national average. Metro unemployment rate change June 2011 to June 2012, best to worst. Dayton: -2.0 Akron: -1.9 Cincinnati: -1.9 Toledo: -1.9 Columbus: -1.7 Youngstown: -1.6 Cleveland: -0.7 County unemployment rate, June 2012, lowest to highest. 1. Franklin: 6.5% 2. Summit: 7.1% 3. Hamilton: 7.2% 4. Cuyahoga: 7.9% 5. Mahoning: 7.9% 6. Montgomery: 8.1% 7. Lucas: 8.3% City unemployment rate, June 2012, lowest to highest. 1. Columbus: 6.5% 2. Akron: 7.9% 3. Cincinnati: 7.9% 4. Toledo: 9.0% 5. Dayton: 9.6% 6. Youngstown: 10.0% 7. Cleveland: 10.3% Metro Civilian Labor Force, June 2012, highest to lowest. 1. Cincinnati: 1,116,700 2. Cleveland: 1,089,300 3. Columbus: 971,200 4. Dayton: 407,700 5. Akron: 372,700 6. Toledo: 317,200 7. Youngstown: 269,900 Metro Civilian Labor Force Change June 2007 to June 2012, highest to lowest. 1. Columbus: +12,800 2. Youngstown: -10,200 3. Cincinnati: -12,300 4. Akron: -17,200 5. Dayton: -19,000 6. Toledo: -19,300 7. Cleveland: -25,900 Metro Civilian Labor Force Change June 2011 to June 2012, highest to lowest. 1. Columbus: +3,500 2. Cincinnati: +2,800 3. Youngstown: -400 4. Akron: -2,800 5. Toledo: -4,900 6. Cleveland: -5,400 7. Dayton: -6,300 Metro Civilian Labor Force Change May 2012 to June 2012, highest to lowest. 1. Cincinnati: +11,600 2. Columbus: +10,900 3. Cleveland: +5,600 4. Youngstown: +4,800 5. Akron: +2,700 6. Toledo: +1,200 7. Dayton: +0 Metro Employment June 2012, highest to lowest. 1. Cincinnati: 1,035,800 2. Cleveland: 1,007,700 3. Columbus: 909,000 4. Dayton: 375,900 5. Akron: 346,800 6. Toledo: 291,600 7. Youngstown: 247,800 Metro Employment Change, June 2011 to June 2012, highest to lowest. 1. Cincinnati: +23,200 2. Columbus: +20,100 3. Akron: +4,800 4. Youngstown: +4,100 5. Cleveland: +3,100 6. Dayton: +2,400 7. Toledo: +1,700 Metro Employment Change, May 2012 to June 2012, highest to lowest. 1. Columbus: +6,900 2. Cincinnati: +6,700 3. Youngstown: +2,400 4. Akron: +1,100 5. Toledo: -400 6. Dayton: -2,100 7. Cleveland: -3,300 Metro Unemployment, June 2012, highest to lowest. 1. Cleveland: 81,500 2. Cincinnati: 81,000 3. Columbus: 62,300 4. Dayton: 31,800 5. Akron: 25,900 6. Toledo: 25,600 7. Youngstown: 22,100 Metro Unemployment Change, June 2011 to June 2012, best to worst. 1. Cincinnati: -20,400 2. Columbus: -16,400 3. Dayton: -8,700 4. Cleveland: -8,600 5. Akron: -7,600 6. Toledo: -6,500 7. Youngstown: -4,400 Metro Unemployment Change, May 2012 to June 2012, best to worst. 1. Toledo: +1,500 2. Akron: +1,600 3. Dayton: +2,000 4. Youngstown: +2,400 5. Columbus: +4,100 6. Cincinnati: +5,000 7. Cleveland: +8,800 Metro Non-Farm Jobs, June 2012, highest to lowest. 1. Cincinnati: 1,018,800 2. Cleveland: 1,008,700 3. Columbus: 943,200 4. Dayton: 377,900 5. Akron: 321,300 6. Toledo: 301,700 7. Youngstown: 228,000 Metro Non-Farm Jobs Change June 2011 to June 2012, best to worst. 1. Cincinnati: +21,500 2. Columbus: +19,000 3. Youngstown: +3,400 4. Akron: +2,800 5. Cleveland: +2,800 6. Dayton: +1,200 7. Toledo: +1,100 Metro Non-Farm Jobs Change May 2012 to June 2012, best to worst. 1. Cleveland: +6,400 2. Columbus: +5,900 3. Youngstown: +2,800 4. Cincinnati: +2,200 5. Toledo: +500 6. Akron: -500 7. Dayton: -1,500