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Labour force in Kettering
1990 – 2025 · 36 data points
2 of 9 · Towns of Dayton
Updated Oct 22, 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
29,353
+0.3%
since 2024
Towns of Dayton · 2025
2 of 9
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
+1.4%
−0.3% a year on average
share of Ohio
0.49%
Ohio: 5,950,654 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
+1.4% since 2015
0
10K
20K
30K
40K
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Compared with Labour force · people
Kettering 29,353
Ohio 6M
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The series at a glance Kettering · 1990 – 2025
Latest value
29,353 · 2025
First value
32,930 · 1990
Highest
32,930 · 1990
Lowest
28,129 · 2009
Average change
−0.3% a year on average
Data points
36
By year
All years · 1990 – 2025
| Year | Kettering | Change | Ohio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29,353 | +0.3% | 6M |
| 2024 | 29,251 | +1.5% | 5.9M |
| 2023 | 28,830 | +1.2% | 5.8M |
| 2022 | 28,475 | −0.7% | 5.8M |
| 2021 | 28,667 | −1.3% | 5.7M |
| 2020 | 29,054 | −1.9% | 5.7M |
| 2019 | 29,624 | +0.4% | 5.9M |
| 2018 | 29,499 | −0.5% | 5.8M |
| 2017 | 29,653 | +0.7% | 5.8M |
| 2016 | 29,452 | +1.8% | 5.8M |
| 2015 | 28,941 | +0.0% | 5.7M |
| 2014 | 28,935 | −0.0% | 5.7M |
| 2013 | 28,938 | −1.6% | 5.7M |
| 2012 | 29,413 | −1.4% | 5.7M |
| 2011 | 29,844 | −2.0% | 5.8M |
| 2010 | 30,442 | +8.2% | 5.8M |
| 2009 | 28,129 | −2.6% | 5.9M |
| 2008 | 28,874 | −1.7% | 6M |
| 2007 | 29,359 | −0.2% | 6M |
| 2006 | 29,428 | +0.2% | 6M |
| 2005 | 29,374 | −0.6% | 5.9M |
| 2004 | 29,540 | −1.8% | 5.8M |
| 2003 | 30,093 | −1.1% | 5.9M |
| 2002 | 30,424 | −1.6% | 5.8M |
| 2001 | 30,911 | −0.2% | 5.8M |
| 2000 | 30,970 | −2.6% | 5.8M |
| 1999 | 31,797 | −1.3% | 5.8M |
| 1998 | 32,213 | −0.4% | 5.7M |
| 1997 | 32,353 | −0.2% | 5.7M |
| 1996 | 32,429 | −0.0% | 5.7M |
| 1995 | 32,439 | +0.3% | 5.6M |
| 1994 | 32,356 | +1.1% | 5.6M |
| 1993 | 31,993 | −1.0% | 5.5M |
| 1992 | 32,313 | −0.7% | 5.5M |
| 1991 | 32,549 | −1.2% | 5.4M |
| 1990 | 32,930 | 5.4M |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Ranking · Towns of Dayton
2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Labour force | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dayton | 59,320 | |
| 2 | Kettering | 29,452 | |
| 3 | Beavercreek | 22,449 | |
| 4 | Huber Heights | 21,305 | |
| 5 | Fairborn | 17,602 | |
| 6 | Xenia | 11,264 | |
| 7 | Riverside | 11,146 | |
| 8 | Trotwood | 10,355 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2016
What it means
Residents who work or are looking for work.
How it is calculated
Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.
Economy & jobs
Kettering in numbers
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
4.4%
2025
Unemployment rate, latest month
3.5%
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