>> RELATED: Area income drops some of the state's largest
As presidential candidates come to the region asking for votes and discussing plans for job growth, voters will receive those messages very differently based on what they've experienced. Someone in Montgomery County, which has more than 56,000 fewer jobs covered by unemployment insurance compared with 2000, will not feel the same as someone in Warren County (nearly 29,000 more jobs) or Butler County (almost 18,000 more jobs).
The health of Ohio's economy will be a major talking point throughout the presidential campaigns.
The Dayton Daily News will explore this and other aspects about the current state of Ohio's economy with a special report publishing Wednesday on MyDaytonDailyNews.com.
Biggest gain in the area: Warren County
Warren County saw a 46.9 percent growth in jobs covered by unemployment insurance from 2000-15, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
Biggest drop in the area: Montgomery County
Montgomery County saw an 18.4 percent drop in jobs covered by unemployment insurance from 2000-15, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
Job changes in area counties
Jobs covered by unemployment insurance. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, in June of each year
| County | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | % change 2000-15 |
| Butler | 126,891 | 136,588 | 138,527 | 144,530 | 13.9% |
| Champaign | 11,643 | 11,131 | 9,451 | 10,904 | -6.3% |
| Clark | 59,004 | 51,929 | 47,826 | 49,406 | -16.3% |
| Greene | 61,755 | 65,136 | 67,193 | 70,930 | 14.9% |
| Miami | 45,584 | 41,570 | 37,812 | 40,900 | -10.3% |
| Montgomery | 306,408 | 283,444 | 241,764 | 250,073 | -18.4% |
| Warren | 61,785 | 72,526 | 76,781 | 90,747 | 46.9% |
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