Battle Creek, Michigan Job Growth

There were 56,700 jobs in Battle Creek, Michigan in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 59,066 employed persons for the month. Battle Creek added 600 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 180 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Battle Creek job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	56,700	+600	+500
CPS	59,066	+180	-1,951

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

Battle Creek, Michigan Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Battle Creek 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 Battle Creek, Michigan

CES employment for Battle Creek peaked in January 2003 at 63,000. Since then 6,300 jobs have been lost in Battle Creek according to the employer survey. From a trough of 54,600 in July 2009, Battle Creek has gained 2,100 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 67,688 for Battle Creek in February 2001. 8,622 jobs have been lost in Battle Creek since then according to the household survey. From a September 2011 low of 58,197, Battle Creek has added 869 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Battle Creek, Michigan Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	56,700	600	59,066	180
February 2012	56,100	-200	58,886	51
January 2012	56,300	600	58,835	77
December 2011	55,700	-500	58,758	-19
November 2011	56,200	100	58,777	435
October 2011	56,100	0	58,342	145
September 2011	56,100	600	58,197	-54
August 2011	55,500	300	58,251	-949
July 2011	55,200	-1,000	59,200	-1,082
June 2011	56,200	-200	60,282	-568
May 2011	56,400	0	60,850	-204
April 2011	56,400	200	61,054	37
March 2011	56,200	200	61,017	368