Michigan Job Growth

There were 3,934,600 jobs in Michigan in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 4,214,308 employed persons for the month. Michigan added 4,100 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 13,296 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Michigan job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	3,934,600	+4,100	+66,500
CPS	4,214,308	+13,296	-2,891

Michigan Employment Changes

The charts below shows the monthly job growth for Michigan as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment in Michigan

CES employment peaked in April 2000 for Michigan at 4,691,400. Since then 756,800 jobs have been lost in Michigan according to the employer survey. From a trough of 3,831,300 in December 2009, Michigan has gained 103,300 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in Michigan reached a maximum of 4,983,282 in March 2000. 768,974 jobs have been lost in Michigan since then according to the household survey. From a November 2009 low of 4,145,644, Michigan has added 68,664 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Michigan Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	3,934,600	4,100	4,214,308	13,296
November 2011	3,930,500	1,300	4,201,012	21,247
October 2011	3,929,200	5,400	4,179,765	8,376
September 2011	3,923,800	-14,200	4,171,389	3,160
August 2011	3,938,000	-2,200	4,168,229	-20,479
July 2011	3,940,200	21,100	4,188,708	-33,181
June 2011	3,919,100	15,900	4,221,889	-26,606
May 2011	3,903,200	-9,800	4,248,495	-8,965
April 2011	3,913,000	-9,100	4,257,460	-394
March 2011	3,922,100	9,600	4,257,854	12,338
February 2011	3,912,500	-1,700	4,245,516	11,897
January 2011	3,914,200	46,100	4,233,619	16,420
December 2010	3,868,100	-2,700	4,217,199	4,422