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Ohio has lost about 150,000 jobs

Rob Portman · Campaign statement on the federal stimulus, per PolitiFact. · July 2010 · Race: U.S. Senator from Ohio

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Checked against Total nonfarm payroll jobs in Ohio (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics series SMS39000000000000001, seasonally adjusted): 5,184,200 in February 2009, the month the stimulus law was signed, and 5,039,500 in June 2010, the last month published before the claim, a fall of 144,700.

The record: State and Area Employment, Hours, and Earnings (CES), series SMS39000000000000001 (Ohio, total nonfarm, seasonally adjusted)

Total nonfarm payroll jobs, OhioTotal nonfarm payroll jobs, Ohio ran from 4,882.2 thousand jobs in 1990 to 5,666.5 thousand jobs in 2025, between 4,818.8 thousand jobs and 5,666.5 thousand jobs across the series; the date of the claim, 2010-07-28, is marked.02,0004,0001995200020052010201520202025the claim1990: 4,882.2 thousand jobs1991: 4,818.8 thousand jobs1992: 4,847.3 thousand jobs1993: 4,918.6 thousand jobs1994: 5,076.6 thousand jobs1995: 5,221.5 thousand jobs1996: 5,296.5 thousand jobs1997: 5,392.3 thousand jobs1998: 5,481.7 thousand jobs1999: 5,564.0 thousand jobs2000: 5,625.6 thousand jobs2001: 5,542.7 thousand jobs2002: 5,445.1 thousand jobs2003: 5,397.6 thousand jobs2004: 5,409.0 thousand jobs2005: 5,427.9 thousand jobs2006: 5,436.3 thousand jobs2007: 5,427.7 thousand jobs2008: 5,362.1 thousand jobs2009: 5,072.6 thousand jobs2010: 5,037.1 thousand jobs2011: 5,109.0 thousand jobs2012: 5,202.6 thousand jobs2013: 5,267.9 thousand jobs2014: 5,344.0 thousand jobs2015: 5,424.2 thousand jobs2016: 5,482.9 thousand jobs2017: 5,527.7 thousand jobs2018: 5,563.9 thousand jobs2019: 5,596.4 thousand jobs2020: 5,264.2 thousand jobs2021: 5,389.0 thousand jobs2022: 5,533.9 thousand jobs2023: 5,617.9 thousand jobs2024: 5,657.8 thousand jobs2025: 5,666.5 thousand jobsOhio
Total nonfarm payroll jobs, OhioTotal nonfarm payroll jobs, Ohio ran from 4,882.2 thousand jobs in 1990 to 5,666.5 thousand jobs in 2025, between 4,818.8 thousand jobs and 5,666.5 thousand jobs across the series; the date of the claim, 2010-07-28, is marked.Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: State and Area Employment, Hours, and Earnings (CES), series SMS39000000000000001 (Ohio, total nonfarm, seasonally adjusted) · as of 2026-09-19 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
SeriesWhenjobs (thousands)
Total nonfarm payroll jobs, Ohio19904,882.20
Total nonfarm payroll jobs, Ohio19914,818.80
Total nonfarm payroll jobs, Ohio19924,847.30
Total nonfarm payroll jobs, Ohio19934,918.60
Total nonfarm payroll jobs, Ohio19945,076.60
Total nonfarm payroll jobs, Ohio19955,221.50
Total nonfarm payroll jobs, Ohio19965,296.50
Total nonfarm payroll jobs, Ohio19975,392.30
Total nonfarm payroll jobs, Ohio19985,481.70
Total nonfarm payroll jobs, Ohio19995,564
Total nonfarm payroll jobs, Ohio20005,625.60
Total nonfarm payroll jobs, Ohio20015,542.70
Total nonfarm payroll jobs, Ohio20025,445.10
Total nonfarm payroll jobs, Ohio20035,397.60
Total nonfarm payroll jobs, Ohio20045,409
Total nonfarm payroll jobs, Ohio20055,427.90
Total nonfarm payroll jobs, Ohio20065,436.30
Total nonfarm payroll jobs, Ohio20075,427.70
Total nonfarm payroll jobs, Ohio20085,362.10
Total nonfarm payroll jobs, Ohio20095,072.60
Total nonfarm payroll jobs, Ohio20105,037.10
Total nonfarm payroll jobs, Ohio20115,109
Total nonfarm payroll jobs, Ohio20125,202.60
Total nonfarm payroll jobs, Ohio20135,267.90
Total nonfarm payroll jobs, Ohio20145,344
Total nonfarm payroll jobs, Ohio20155,424.20
Total nonfarm payroll jobs, Ohio20165,482.90
Total nonfarm payroll jobs, Ohio20175,527.70
Total nonfarm payroll jobs, Ohio20185,563.90
Total nonfarm payroll jobs, Ohio20195,596.40
Total nonfarm payroll jobs, Ohio20205,264.20
Total nonfarm payroll jobs, Ohio20215,389
Total nonfarm payroll jobs, Ohio20225,533.90
Total nonfarm payroll jobs, Ohio20235,617.90
Total nonfarm payroll jobs, Ohio20245,657.80
Total nonfarm payroll jobs, Ohio20255,666.50

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Topics: Jobs, Economy.

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Sources

  1. Rob Portman says Ohio lost 150,000 jobs since Congress passed the stimulus · PolitiFact · 2010-07-28 · accessed 2026-09-21
  2. State and Area Employment, Hours, and Earnings (CES), series SMS39000000000000001 (Ohio, total nonfarm, seasonally adjusted) · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · accessed 2026-10-15

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