Jobs in the Dayton metro

Nonfarm jobs in the Dayton-Kettering metro area by month, with the largest industries.

All nonfarm jobs: 402,200 in September 2026. Change from August 2026: −0.2%. From a year earlier: +0.8%.

0100,000200,000300,000400,000500,000NovJan 2026MarMayJulSepAll nonfarm jobs 402,200Education and health care 83,100Manufacturing 42,100
0100,000200,000300,000400,000500,000Jan ’26MaySepAll jobs 402,200Ed & health 83,100Manufacturing 42,100
0100,000200,000300,000400,000500,00020222023202420252026All nonfarm jobs 402,200Education and health care 83,100Manufacturing 42,100
0100,000200,000300,000400,000500,00020222023202420252026All jobs 402,200Ed & health 83,100Manufacturing 42,100
0100,000200,000300,000400,000500,000199219951998200120042007201020132016201920222025All nonfarm jobs 402,200Education and health care 83,100Manufacturing 42,100
0100,000200,000300,000400,000500,000199219951998200120042007201020132016201920222025All jobs 402,200Ed & health 83,100Manufacturing 42,100
All nonfarm jobs   Education and health care   ManufacturingJobs in the Dayton metro, January 1990 to September 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics, Dayton-Kettering MSA (through FRED).

Next update: October 2026 figures, expected around Nov 25, 2026.

September 2026September 2025Change
All nonfarm jobs402,200398,900+0.8%
Education and health care83,10080,900+2.7%
Manufacturing42,10041,700+1.0%

About this data

Jobs counted where people work (not where they live) in the Dayton-Kettering metropolitan statistical area (Montgomery, Greene and Miami counties), from the BLS Current Employment Statistics survey, not seasonally adjusted, so compare a month with the same month a year earlier. The latest month is preliminary and each March brings a benchmark revision.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics, Dayton-Kettering MSA (through FRED). Updated November 4, 2026, monthly. Download the data (CSV).

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