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Civilian labor force in Kettering, OH

Civilian labor force in Kettering, OH was 29,353 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.3% from 2024. That is the 11th highest of 71 cities in 2025.

2025, persons29,353
Change on 2024+0.3%
Rank11th of 71Cities in Ohio ranked
Series high32,9301990
Series low28,1292009

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Civilian labor force in Kettering, OH, 1990 to 2025

28K29K30K31K32K33K19901996200220082014202020251990: 32,930 persons1991: 32,549 persons1992: 32,313 persons1993: 31,993 persons1994: 32,356 persons1995: 32,439 persons1996: 32,429 persons1997: 32,353 persons1998: 32,213 persons1999: 31,797 persons2000: 30,970 persons2001: 30,911 persons2002: 30,424 persons2003: 30,093 persons2004: 29,540 persons2005: 29,374 persons2006: 29,428 persons2007: 29,359 persons2008: 28,874 persons2009: 28,129 persons2010: 30,442 persons2011: 29,844 persons2012: 29,413 persons2013: 28,938 persons2014: 28,935 persons2015: 28,941 persons2016: 29,452 persons2017: 29,653 persons2018: 29,499 persons2019: 29,624 persons2020: 29,054 persons2021: 28,667 persons2022: 28,475 persons2023: 28,830 persons2024: 29,251 persons2025: 29,353 persons
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
Periodpersons
202529,353
202429,251
202328,830
202228,475
202128,667
202029,054
201929,624
201829,499
201729,653
201629,452
201528,941
201428,935
201328,938
201229,413
201129,844
201030,442
200928,129
200828,874
200729,359
200629,428
200529,374
200429,540
200330,093
200230,424
200130,911
200030,970
199931,797
199832,213
199732,353
199632,429
199532,439
199432,356
199331,993
199232,313
199132,549
199032,930

Rankings

Definition

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average. People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. Counts people where they live, not jobs: for wage and salary jobs by state use oews_employment. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

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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, Kettering, OH, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Kettering, 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/kettering-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, Kettering, 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/kettering-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, Kettering, 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/kettering-oh (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the civilian labor force in Kettering, OH?

Civilian labor force in Kettering, OH was 29,353 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.3% from 2024. That is the 11th 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 Kettering, OH?

32,930 in 1990, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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