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Labour force in Fairborn
1990 – 2025 · 36 data points
5 of 9 · Towns of Dayton
Updated Oct 23, 2026
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
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Overview
6 figures
People
18 figures
Economy
20 figures
Housing
8 figures
Education
10 figures
Tourism
3 figures
Climate
3 figures
Latest value · 2025
18,219
+0.5%
since 2024
Towns of Dayton · 2025
5 of 9
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
+8.5%
+0.5% a year on average
share of Ohio
0.31%
Ohio: 5,950,654 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
+8.5% since 2015
0
5,000
10K
15K
20K
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Compared with Labour force · people
Fairborn 18,219
Ohio 6M
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The series at a glance Fairborn · 1990 – 2025
Latest value
18,219 · 2025
First value
15,317 · 1990
Highest
18,219 · 2025
Lowest
15,101 · 1993
Average change
+0.5% a year on average
Data points
36
By year
All years · 1990 – 2025
| Year | Fairborn | Change | Ohio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18,219 | +0.5% | 6M |
| 2024 | 18,124 | +2.2% | 5.9M |
| 2023 | 17,727 | +1.4% | 5.8M |
| 2022 | 17,486 | +1.0% | 5.8M |
| 2021 | 17,309 | −1.2% | 5.7M |
| 2020 | 17,511 | −1.3% | 5.7M |
| 2019 | 17,750 | +0.5% | 5.9M |
| 2018 | 17,670 | −0.1% | 5.8M |
| 2017 | 17,689 | +0.5% | 5.8M |
| 2016 | 17,602 | +4.8% | 5.8M |
| 2015 | 16,793 | +1.1% | 5.7M |
| 2014 | 16,617 | +0.7% | 5.7M |
| 2013 | 16,501 | −1.5% | 5.7M |
| 2012 | 16,760 | −1.4% | 5.7M |
| 2011 | 16,992 | −0.8% | 5.8M |
| 2010 | 17,130 | +6.3% | 5.8M |
| 2009 | 16,111 | −3.5% | 5.9M |
| 2008 | 16,699 | −0.9% | 6M |
| 2007 | 16,848 | +2.8% | 6M |
| 2006 | 16,396 | +1.6% | 6M |
| 2005 | 16,133 | −0.5% | 5.9M |
| 2004 | 16,213 | −0.5% | 5.8M |
| 2003 | 16,289 | −3.5% | 5.9M |
| 2002 | 16,883 | +0.3% | 5.8M |
| 2001 | 16,840 | +0.4% | 5.8M |
| 2000 | 16,766 | +3.8% | 5.8M |
| 1999 | 16,157 | +0.5% | 5.8M |
| 1998 | 16,076 | −1.6% | 5.7M |
| 1997 | 16,344 | +5.2% | 5.7M |
| 1996 | 15,539 | +0.1% | 5.7M |
| 1995 | 15,527 | +1.0% | 5.6M |
| 1994 | 15,373 | +1.8% | 5.6M |
| 1993 | 15,101 | −1.5% | 5.5M |
| 1992 | 15,330 | +0.2% | 5.5M |
| 1991 | 15,300 | −0.1% | 5.4M |
| 1990 | 15,317 | 5.4M |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Ranking · Towns of Dayton
2014 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Labour force | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Trotwood | 10,528 | |
| 7 | Riverside | 10,717 | |
| 6 | Xenia | 11,096 | |
| 5 | Fairborn | 16,617 | |
| 4 | Huber Heights | 18,056 | |
| 3 | Beavercreek | 22,678 | |
| 2 | Kettering | 28,935 | |
| 1 | Dayton | 58,400 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2014
What it means
Residents who work or are looking for work.
How it is calculated
Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.
Economy & jobs
Statistics: Fairborn
GDP per person
$77,684
2024 · Ohio
GDP per person (PPP)
$77,684
2024 · Ohio
Gross domestic product
$29T
2024 · United States
Economic growth
2.8%
2024 · United States
Inflation
2.9%
2024 · United States
Unemployment rate
4.5%
2025
Unemployment rate, latest month
3.1%
Aug 2026
Youth unemployment
9.3%
2025 · United States
Employment rate
71.3%
2024 · Ohio
Labour force participation
63.5%
2024 · United States
Household income per person
$57,734
2024 · Ohio
Median household income
$80,734
2024 · United States