Civilian labor force in Cleveland, OH

Civilian labor force in Cleveland, OH was 167,060 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.3% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 71 cities in 2025.

2025, persons167,060

Change on 2024+1.3%

Rank2nd of 71Cities in Ohio ranked

Series high211,5901992

Series low160,5362015

Next release: Wednesday, 28 October 2026, 10:00 ET, announced by BLS. Release calendar

Civilian labor force in Cleveland, OH, 1990 to 2025

persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.

All 36 values

Period	persons
2025	167,060
2024	164,898
2023	162,595
2022	160,763
2021	161,413
2020	165,396
2019	169,778
2018	168,814
2017	169,130
2016	168,241
2015	160,536
2014	162,398
2013	162,764
2012	163,822
2011	166,746
2010	169,132
2009	179,633
2008	182,295
2007	184,432
2006	184,742
2005	187,694
2004	192,039
2003	195,680
2002	202,830
2001	201,699
2000	199,576
1999	205,271
1998	202,826
1997	206,233
1996	204,437
1995	205,318
1994	208,355
1993	210,339
1992	211,590
1991	206,246
1990	203,475

Rankings

US cities by civilian labor force 1706 places
Cities in Ohio by civilian labor force 71 places

Definition

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average (Civilian labor force, Cleveland, OH, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

MLA 9

Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Cleveland, OH, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/cleveland-oh. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Civilian labor force, Cleveland, OH, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/cleveland-oh.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Cleveland, OH, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/cleveland-oh (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  title = {{Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average: Civilian labor force, Cleveland, OH, 1990 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/cleveland-oh. Publisher attribution: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

RIS

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What is the civilian labor force in Cleveland, OH?

Civilian labor force in Cleveland, OH was 167,060 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.3% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 71 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest civilian labor force in Cleveland, OH?

211,590 in 1992, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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