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Trends in Occupational Employment in the
Cleveland MSA: 2010 to 2015
Merissa Piazza
Cleveland State University, m.c.piazza83@csuohio.edu
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CENTER FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY
Center for Economic Development 
Levin College of Urban Affairs
Cleveland State University
Trends in Occupational Employment 
in the Cleveland MSA: 2010 to 2015
Merissa C. Piazza
Program Manager
m.c.piazza83@csuohio.edu
September 2016
CENTER FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY
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OVERALL EMPLOYMENT TRENDS IN 
THE CLEVELAND MSA 
CENTER FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY
Employment is recovering from the recession
 Employment in the Cleveland MSA hit its trough in December 
2009 with 959,677 employees. 
 Since the trough in Dec. 2009, employment has seen small 
gains. Overall, employment increased 1.5% from December 
2009 to December 2015.
 Employment in the Cleveland MSA has not recovered back to 
pre-recession levels. Employment in August 2016 was still 6% 
lower than at the start of the recession (December 2007).
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CENTER FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY
Overall, Employment Has Been Recovering in the MSA 
But at a Slow Pace
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics 
CENTER FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY
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OCCUPATIONAL EMPLOYMENT IN 
THE CLEVELAND MSA 
CENTER FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY
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Management and Production occupations gained more than 10,000 jobs in the last
5 years.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 
12,520
10,080
6,190
5,350
5,020
4,700
4,430
3,890
2,850
2,460
2,360
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Management
Production
Computer and Mathematical
Transportation and Material Moving
Business and Financial Operations
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical
Food Preparation and Serving Related
Community and Social Service
Life, Physical, and Social Science
Construction and Extraction
Education, Training, and Library
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair
Architecture and Engineering
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance
Legal
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry
Personal Care and Service
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media
Sales and Related
Healthcare Support
Protective Service
Office and Administrative Support
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Occupational Employment Change, Cleveland MSA, 2010-2015
CENTER FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY
47.9%
32.4%
30.6%
27.9%
27.5%
12.4%
10.6%
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Life, Physical, and Social Science
Management
Community and Social Service
Computer and Mathematical
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry
Production
Business and Financial Operations
Legal
Transportation and Material Moving
Construction and Extraction
Architecture and Engineering
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair
Food Preparation and Serving Related
Education, Training, and Library
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance
Sales and Related
Personal Care and Service
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media
Office and Administrative Support
Healthcare Support
Protective Service
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Occupational Employment Change, Cleveland MSA, 2010-2015
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• Fifteen (15) of the 22 occupation groups gained employment from 2010 to 2015.
• Life, Physical, and Social Science occupations gained more than 40% employment from
2010 to 2015.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 
All Occupations 
5.4%
CENTER FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY
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OCCUPATIONAL EMPLOYMENT BY 
EDUCATION IN THE CLEVELAND MSA
By Top 20 Employment 2015
CENTER FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY
Employment of Jobs Requiring Less than High School Diploma/GED
(Top 20)
Of jobs that do not require a high school diploma/GED most of them were in service orientated 
occupations. 
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Occupations Employment 2015
Employment Percentage Change (2010-2015)
Source: O*NET; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 
CENTER FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY
Employment of Jobs Requiring High School Diploma (Top 20)
• Most jobs requiring a High School Diploma were Retail Salespersons and Office Clerks
• Most of the occupations that required a H.S. diploma saw employment growth over the last five years (2010-
2015). 
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Employment Percentage Change (2010-2015)
Source: O*NET; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 
CENTER FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY
Employment of Jobs Requiring an Associate’s Degree, On-The-Job Training
(Top 20) 
Among the jobs requiring an Associate’s degree or On-the-Job Training there was considerable employment 
in 2015 for Registered Nurses and Administrative Assistants
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Source: O*NET; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 
CENTER FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY
Employment of Jobs Requiring a Four-Year Bachelor’s Degree (Top 20) 
The highest employment growth in occupations requiring a bachelor’s degree was seen in Middle School 
Teachers, then Software Developers. 
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Employment 2015
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CENTER FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY
Employment of Jobs Requiring a Master’s Degree, Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (Top 20) 
• Between 2010 and 2015 little employment growth was seen among jobs that required an advanced degree.
• Financial Managers, Lawyers, Physicians and Surgeons had the largest employment of advanced degree 
occupations in 2015.
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