Michigan City-La Porte, Indiana Job Growth

There were 41,700 jobs in Michigan City, Indiana in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 45,597 employed persons for the month. Michigan City lost 100 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 136 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Michigan City job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	41,700	-100	-700
CPS	45,597	-136	+102

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Michigan City, Indiana Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Michigan City as measured by the CES survey. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green. The CPS data is not shown since it is not seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for Michigan City, Indiana

CES employment for Michigan City peaked in April 2000 at 50,300. Since then 8,600 jobs have been lost in Michigan City according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 52,563 for Michigan City in April 2000. 6,966 jobs have been lost in Michigan City since then according to the household survey. From a January 2010 low of 44,606, Michigan City has added 991 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Michigan City, Indiana Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	41,700	-100	45,597	-136
February 2012	41,800	0	45,733	-51
January 2012	41,800	-800	45,784	77
December 2011	42,600	0	45,707	425
November 2011	42,600	300	45,282	118
October 2011	42,300	-100	45,164	-21
September 2011	42,400	-1,400	45,185	-5
August 2011	43,800	900	45,190	373
July 2011	42,900	500	44,817	-127
June 2011	42,400	200	44,944	-192
May 2011	42,200	-200	45,136	-44
April 2011	42,400	0	45,180	-315
March 2011	42,400	-100	45,495	66