Total employment

- Our businesses are growing and profitable
Strategic Priorities
  • 2.1 Support efforts to increase the number of quality jobs , at all skill levels, created in our county
    - Our businesses are growing and profitable
About this measure

This measures the total number of people in the County that either have a job or are actively looking for employment.  Comparative analysis data reported is from Bureau of Labor Statistics. Historical performance data reported for Cuyahoga County is from JobsEQ.
Why is this important?

Tracking the number of active individuals in the Cuyahoga County labor force provides us with a broad indicator of the  performance of the local economy.
Related Key Government Measures

This is a community indicator measure. It is provided to show an understanding of the overall community health. The County organization does not directly control the outcome of this measure, however, a number of programs and initiatives the County is undertaking can have an impact. Related government measures include: 

  1. Cuyahoga County Economic Development Plan
  2. Job Creation and Retention
  3. Investment in Business Attraction, Growth, and Retention
  4. Small Businesses Supported through Investment in Innovation & Entrepreneurship
  5. SkillUp Business Advisory Services
Reporting Agency

Outside Agency
Total Employment - Comparative Analysis
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Total Employment (2018 BLA and JobsEQ 2017 Data)

Long description.

Bar chart shows total employment in comparative counties. Cuyahoga: 758,332 Allegheny: 709,765 Franklin: 758,468 Montgomery: 225,708 Hillsborough: 674,580 Hamilton: 524,310 Lucas: 210,086 Marion: 599,688 Summit: 268,852

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Chart type: column chart.
The chart has 1 X axis displaying categories.
The chart has 1 Y axis displaying values.

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Total Employment (2018 BLA and JobsEQ 2017 Data)Created with Highcharts 5.0.12Total Employment (2018 BLA and JobsEQ 2017 Data)Cuyahoga 758 332Cuyahoga 758 332Allegheny 709 765Allegheny 709 765Franklin 758 468Franklin 758 468Montgomery 255 708Montgomery 255 708Hillsborough 674 580Hillsborough 674 580Hamilton 524 310Hamilton 524 310Lucas 210 086Lucas 210 086Marion 599 688Marion 599 688Summit 268 852Summit 268 852Chart context menu2017
Total Employment - Historical Performance
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Cuyahoga County Total Employment (By Year)

Long description.

Bar chart shows total employment in Cuyahoga County by calendar year. See Data Table for details

Structure.

Chart type: column chart.
column series with 4 columns.
The chart has 1 X axis displaying categories.
The chart has 1 Y axis displaying Total employment.

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Cuyahoga County Total Employment (By Year)Created with Highcharts 5.0.12Cuyahoga County Total Employment (By Year)752,543752,543757,826757,826758,332758,332Chart context menu2015201620172018
Data Source

Cuyahoga County: JobsEQ

Comparative Analysis: Bureau of Labor Statistics (QWEC)
Measure Data
Period Status Actual
2016 Not Defined 757,826
2017 Not Defined 758,332
2018 Community Indicator
2019 Not Defined